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Nunavut population 2026

Q: What is the population of Nunavut in 2026?

The latest official figure is 43,091, for 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada). Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter.

Nunavut has 43,091 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2026, 983 more than a year earlier (+2.33%). It is 13th of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories by population, home to 0.1% of Canada’s people.

Nunavut in numbers

Population: 43 thousand 1 July 2026
Change in a year: +2.33% +983 people
Change since 2021: +7.50% from 40 thousand
Share of Canada: 0.1% 13th of 13 provinces and territories
Population density: 0per km² 2,038,722 km²

That is about as many people as Northern Mariana Islands (43 thousand).

Population of Nunavut by year

43.1k

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
2000	27,498
2001	28,134
2002	28,817
2003	29,301
2004	29,836
2005	30,328
2006	30,818
2007	31,394
2008	31,898
2009	32,604
2010	33,359
2011	34,185
2012	34,658
2013	35,330
2014	35,966
2015	36,490
2016	36,979
2017	37,656
2018	38,322
2019	38,839
2020	39,479
2021	40,086
2022	40,604
2023	40,939
2024	41,444
2025	42,108
2026	43,091

Year	Population	Change	%
2026	43,091	+983	+2.33%
2025	42,108	+664	+1.60%
2024	41,444	+505	+1.23%
2023	40,939	+335	+0.83%
2022	40,604	+518	+1.29%
2021	40,086	+607	+1.54%
2020	39,479	+640	+1.65%
2019	38,839	+517	+1.35%
2018	38,322	+666	+1.77%
2017	37,656	+677	+1.83%
2016	36,979	+489	+1.34%
2015	36,490	+524	+1.46%
2014	35,966	+636	+1.80%
2013	35,330	+672	+1.94%
2012	34,658	+473	+1.38%

Nunavut among Canada’s provinces and territories

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Provinces and territories of Canada by population
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1	Ontario	16,262,121	+0.28%	38.9%	15
2	Quebec	9,067,114	+0.18%	21.7%	6
3	British Columbia	5,710,598	+0.14%	13.7%	6
4	Alberta	5,101,050	+1.52%	12.2%	8
5	Manitoba	1,517,379	+0.58%	3.6%	2
6	Saskatchewan	1,278,402	+0.96%	3.1%	2
7	Nova Scotia	1,103,419	+0.75%	2.6%	20
8	New Brunswick	883,522	+1.01%	2.1%	12
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	552,462	+0.41%	1.3%	1
10	Prince Edward Island	182,989	+0.77%	0.4%	33
11	Yukon	50,356	+2.45%	0.1%	0
12	Northwest Territories	45,904	−0.28%	0.1%	0
13	Nunavut	43,091	+2.33%	0.1%	0

Questions

What is the population of Nunavut in 2026?

The latest official figure is 43,091, for 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada). Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter.

Is Nunavut’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 983 people (+2.33%) in the latest year, and has changed +7.50% since 2021.

How does Nunavut rank in Canada?

Nunavut is 13th of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories, with 0.1% of the people. Ontario is the largest, with 16.3 million.

What is the population density of Nunavut?

About 0 people per km², on 2,038,722 km². Total area including inland water, Wikidata.

Source and method

Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009. Statistics Canada Open Licence. Total area including inland water, Wikidata. Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Canada, which uses a different method.

Cite this page: Nunavut population, Statistics Canada, 1 July 2026. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/canada/nunavut/

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