Nunavut Population 2024

Nunavut is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada, that stretches across most of the Canadian Arctic, Greenland lies to the east of the Nunavut, and Quebec adjoins it to the southeast across Hudson Strait and the northeastern arm of Hudson Bay. Its only land boundaries are with Manitoba to the south and the Northwest Territories to the southwest and west. According to statcan, Nunavut population in 2024 is estimated to be 41,018, ranks twelfth populous territory, covers area of 2,038,722 sq. km. (787,155 sq mi), and area rank is first in provinces of Canada. Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada and most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut is the traditional lands of the Inuit, of the indigenous peoples of Arctic Canada. Nunavut means Our Land in Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit.

Population percentage change from 2011 to 2016 is 12.7, According to 2016 Census, the population of Nunavut is 35,944, an increase of 4000 from the previous 2011 census of 31,906. Total Nunavut private dwellings are 11,433, Average household size is 3.6. Average age of the population is 27.7 and Median age of the population is 25.1. 32,065 speak English only, 60 speak French only, 1,520 speak English and French and 2,045 speak neither English nor French. According to 2016 Census data 35,285 are Canadian citizens, out of these 13,480 Canadian citizens aged under 18, 21,805 are Canadian citizens aged 18 and over and 295 are Not Canadian citizens.

Ethnic groups in Nunavut

People up to third generation are officially termed as non-immigrants and thereon the people inflow is termed as immigrants. Below table indicates Ontario immigration numbers per year:

Immigrants	Population	Male	Female
People as on 2016	Population
Non-immigrants - Locals	34,605
Immigrants
	920
Before 1981	155
1981 to 1990	100
1991 to 2000	165
2001 to 2010	335
2001 to 2005	160
2006 to 2010	175
2011 to 2016	165
Non-permanent residents	55

The Nunavut state officially categorizes its population into six groups, they are Native American/Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, African American, European Whites, Asian, and Native Hawaiian. Below table is the Immigrants by selected place of birth:

Place of Birth	Population
By Nationality	Immigration Population
Americas	160
Jamaica	25
Peru	10
Trinidad and Tobago	10
United States	65
Other places of birth in Americas	45
Europe	195
Germany	20
Hungary	10
Italy	10
Netherlands	10
Poland	15
Portugal	10
Romania	10
Russian Federation	10
Serbia	10
United Kingdom	75
Other places of birth in Europe	25
Africa	190
Ethiopia	20
Nigeria	30
Somalia	10
South Africa, Republic of	15
Other places of birth in Africa	100
Asia	370
Bangladesh	25
China	20
Hong Kong	10
India	30
Iran	10
Japan	10
Korea, South	10
Lebanon	15
Pakistan	30
Philippines	185
Sri Lanka	10
Other places of birth in Asia	35

Ethnic population

Place of Birth	Population
Ethnic	Population
North American Aboriginal origins	30420
First Nations (North American Indian)	690
Inuit	29950
MÃ©tis	185
Other North American origins	1820
Acadian	105
American	235
Canadian	1305
New Brunswicker	10
Newfoundlander	125
Nova Scotian	10
QuÃ©bÃ©cois	50
European origins	8320
British Isles origins	5815
English	1625
Irish	1745
Scottish	3265
Welsh	155
British Isles origins	355
French origins	1485
Breton	10
French	1480
Western European origins (except French origins)	975
Austrian	35
Belgian	30
Dutch	190
German	745
Swiss	15
Western European origins,Â n.i.e.	10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	675
Danish	295
Finnish	50
Icelandic	30
Norwegian	150
Swedish	120
Northern European origins,Â n.i.e.	85
Eastern European origins	520
Czech	10
Czechoslovakian,Â n.o.s.	10
Hungarian	50
Latvian	10
Polish	140
Romanian	20
Russian	100
Slovak	20
Ukrainian	195
Eastern European origins,Â n.i.e.	30
Southern European origins	415
Croatian	10
Greek	20
Italian	180
Portuguese	115
Serbian	10
Spanish	75
Yugoslavian,Â n.o.s.	10
Other European origins	345
Basque	10
Jewish	30
Other European origins,Â n.i.e.	305
Caribbean origins	95
Barbadian	10
Dominican	10
Grenadian	10
Haitian	10
Jamaican	35
Puerto Rican	10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	10
West Indian,Â n.o.s.	15
Caribbean origins,Â n.i.e.	10
Latin, Central and South American origins	65
Brazilian	10
Ecuadorian	10
Guyanese	10
Hispanic	10
Mexican	10
Peruvian	10
Salvadorean	10
Latin, Central and South American origins,Â n.i.e.	10
African origins	465
Central and West African origins	70
Ashanti	10
Cameroonian	15
Ghanaian	10
Nigerian	20
Senegalese	10
Yoruba	15
North African origins	25
Egyptian	10
Moroccan	10
Southern and East African origins	85
Bantu,Â n.o.s.	10
Eritrean	10
Ethiopian	30
Somali	10
Zimbabwean	20
Zulu	10
Southern and East African origins,Â n.i.e.	10
Other African origins	285
Black,Â n.o.s.	50
Other African origins,Â n.i.e.	240
Asian origins	615
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	95
Afghan	10
Arab,Â n.o.s.	10
Iranian	20
Iraqi	10
Jordanian	10
Lebanese	40
Syrian	10
Turk	15
South Asian origins	130
Bangladeshi	15
Bengali	10
East Indian	65
Pakistani	15
Sri Lankan	15
Tamil	10
South Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	15
East and Southeast Asian origins	385
Cambodian (Khmer)	10
Chinese	120
Filipino	245
Japanese	10
Korean	15
Malaysian	10
Singaporean	10
Other Asian origins	10
Other Asian origins,Â n.i.e.	10
Oceania origins	15

Languages in Nunavut

Language spoken at Home

Language Spoken at Home	Population
English	16,685
French	345
Non-official languages	18,055
Aboriginal languages	17,735
Algonquian languages	5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	5
Ojibway	5
Inuit languages	17,730
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	105
Inuktitut	17,600
Inuit languages,Â n.i.e.	25
Non-Aboriginal languages	315
Afro-Asiatic languages	30
Semitic languages	25
Amharic	15
Arabic	15
Austronesian languages	120
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	115
Dravidian languages	10
Tamil	15
Telugu	0
Indo-European languages	85
Balto-Slavic languages	10
Slavic languages	10
Ukrainian	5
Germanic languages	5
Dutch	5
Indo-Aryan languages	45
Bengali	20
Gujarati	5
Punjabi (Panjabi)	5
Urdu	15
Persian (Farsi)	5
Italic (Romance) languages	25
Italian	5
Spanish	20
Niger-Congo languages	15
Akan (Twi)	5
Igbo	5
Shona	5
Sign languages	30
American Sign Language	5
Sino-Tibetan languages	15
Chinese languages	15
Cantonese	5

Population projection

Nunavut population in 2023 is estimated to be 37,228, population in 2022 is estimated to be 37,045, Population of Nunavut in 2021 is estimated to be 36,858.

Age Group	Total	Male	Female
0 to 4 years	4,160	2,130	2,025
5 to 9 years	4,115	2,130	1,985
10 to 14 years	3,415	1,720	1,695
15 to 19 years	3,140	1,600	1,540
20 to 24 years	3,045	1,535	1,510
25 to 29 years	3,190	1,610	1,580
30 to 34 years	2,820	1,390	1,425
35 to 39 years	2,390	1,210	1,180
40 to 44 years	2,030	1,065	965
45 to 49 years	2,065	1,055	1,010
50 to 54 years	1,845	955	890
55 to 59 years	1,405	750	655
60 to 64 years	970	535	435
65 to 69 years	655	345	310
70 to 74 years	345	185	160
75 to 79 years	210	110	100
80 to 84 years	100	50	55
85 to 89 years	40	15	25
90 to 94 years	5	10	5
95 to 99 years	5	5	0

Income Distribution

Income Levels in 2015	Population
Without total income	1,495
With total income	22,435
Percentage with total income	93.8
Under $10,000 (including loss)	5,320
$10,000 to $19,999	3,345
$20,000 to $29,999	2,610
$30,000 to $39,999	1,805
$40,000 to $49,999	1,190
$50,000 to $59,999	810
$60,000 to $69,999	730
$70,000 to $79,999	735
$80,000 to $89,999	820
$90,000 to $99,999	835
$100,000 and over	4,230
$100,000 to $149,999	3,220
$150,000 and over	1,010

Reference:
Statcan