Nunavut is a territory of Canada. It has a land area of 1,877,787.62 km2 (725,017.85 sq mi).[1] It has a population of 36,858 in the 2021 Census. In the 2016 census the population was 35,944, up 12.7% from the 2011 census figure of 31,906.[2] In 2016, 30,135 people identified themselves as Inuit (83.8% of the total population), 190 as North American Indian (0.5%), 165 Métis (0.5%) and 5,025 as non-aboriginal (14.0%).[2]
Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future.
- ^ "Canada Census 2011". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Nunavut [Territory] and Canada". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.