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Yukon population 2026

Q: What is the population of Yukon in 2026?

The latest official figure is 50,356, for 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada). Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter.

Yukon has 50,356 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2026, 1,206 more than a year earlier (+2.45%). It is 11th of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories by population, home to 0.1% of Canada’s people.

Yukon in numbers

Population: 50 thousand 1 July 2026
Change in a year: +2.45% +1,206 people
Change since 2021: +17.21% from 43 thousand
Share of Canada: 0.1% 11th of 13 provinces and territories
Population density: 0per km² 482,443 km²

That is about as many people as Turks and Caicos Islands (47 thousand).

Population of Yukon by year

50.4k

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
2000	30,431
2001	30,160
2002	30,339
2003	30,943
2004	31,455
2005	31,901
2006	32,272
2007	32,555
2008	33,084
2009	33,733
2010	34,598
2011	35,366
2012	36,151
2013	36,454
2014	37,085
2015	37,669
2016	38,549
2017	39,533
2018	40,403
2019	41,187
2020	41,958
2021	42,961
2022	43,891
2023	45,410
2024	47,683
2025	49,150
2026	50,356

Year	Population	Change	%
2026	50,356	+1,206	+2.45%
2025	49,150	+1,467	+3.08%
2024	47,683	+2,273	+5.01%
2023	45,410	+1,519	+3.46%
2022	43,891	+930	+2.16%
2021	42,961	+1,003	+2.39%
2020	41,958	+771	+1.87%
2019	41,187	+784	+1.94%
2018	40,403	+870	+2.20%
2017	39,533	+984	+2.55%
2016	38,549	+880	+2.34%
2015	37,669	+584	+1.57%
2014	37,085	+631	+1.73%
2013	36,454	+303	+0.84%
2012	36,151	+785	+2.22%

Yukon 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 Yukon in 2026?

The latest official figure is 50,356, for 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada). Statistics Canada updates this table every quarter.

Is Yukon’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 1,206 people (+2.45%) in the latest year, and has changed +17.21% since 2021.

How does Yukon rank in Canada?

Yukon is 11th 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 Yukon?

About 0 people per km², on 482,443 km². Total area including inland water, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Yukon?

Whitehorse, with about 28 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

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: Yukon population, Statistics Canada, 1 July 2026. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/canada/yukon/

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