Demographics of Nunavut

Nunavut is a territory of Canada. It has a land area of 1,877,787.62 km² (725,017.85 sq mi).^[1] In the 2011 census the population was 31,906,^[1] up 8.3% from the 2006 census figure of 29,474.^[2] In 2006, the latest year for which figures are available, 24,630 people identified themselves as Inuit (84.1% of the total population), 100 as North American Indian (0.3%), 130 Métis (0.4%) and 4,410 as non-aboriginal (15.1%).^[3]

Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future, although this may change if the Yukon, which is only marginally more populous, becomes a province.

1 Historical population
2 Communities with more than 1,000 people
3 Language
4 Visible minorities and Aboriginals
5 Religion
6 Migration
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References

Historical population

Communities with more than 1,000 people

Municipality	2011	% change	2006	% change	2001	% change
Iqaluit^[6]^[7]^[8]	6,699	8.3	6,184	18.1	5,236	24.1
Arviat^[9]^[10]^[11]	2,318	12.5	2,060	8.5	1,899	21.8
Rankin Inlet^[12]^[13]^[14]	2,266	-3.9	2,358	8.3	2,177	5.8
Baker Lake^[15]^[16]^[17]	1,872	8.3	1,728	14.7	1,507	8.8
Cambridge Bay^[18]^[19]^[20]	1,608	8.9	1,477	12.8	1,309	-3.1
Pond Inlet^[21]^[22]^[23]	1,549	17.8	1,315	7.8	1,220	5.7
Igloolik^[24]^[25]^[26]	1,454	-5.5	1,538	19.6	1,286	5.5
Kugluktuk^[27]^[28]^[29]	1,450	11.4	1,320	7.4	1,212	0.9
Pangnirtung^[30]^[31]^[32]	1,425	7.5	1,325	3.8	1,276	2.7
Cape Dorset^[33]^[34]^[35]	1,363	10.3	1,236	7.7	1,148	2.7
Gjoa Haven^[36]^[37]^[38]	1,279	20.2	1,064	10.8	960	9.2

Language

The 2006 Canadian census showed a population of 29,474.^[2]

Of the 29,025 singular responses to the census question concerning 'mother tongue' the languages most commonly reported were:

1.	Inuktitut	20,185	69.54%
2.	English	7,765	26.75%
3.	French	370	1.27%
4.	Inuinnaqtun	295	1.02%
5.	Malayo-Polynesian languages	65	0.22%
	Tagalog	45	0.16%
6=	Chinese	40	0.14%
	Cantonese	10	0.03%
	Mandarin	10	0.03%
6=	German	40	0.14%
8.	Spanish	30	0.10%
9=	Algonquian languages	20	0.07%
	Cree	20	0.07%
9=	Athabaskan languages	20	0.07%
	Dogrib	10	0.03%

There were also 260 responses of both English and a 'non-official language' (mainly Inuktitut); 20 of both French and a 'non-official language; 20 of both English and French; and about 140 people who either did not respond to the question, or reported multiple non-official languages, or else gave some other unenumerated response. Only English and French were counted as official languages in the census. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.^[39]

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population group		Population	% of total population
White		3,990	7001136000000000000♠13.6%
Visible minority group Source:^[40]	South Asian	85	6999300000000000000♠0.3%
	Chinese	80	6999300000000000000♠0.3%
	Black	100	6999300000000000000♠0.3%
	Filipino	80	6999300000000000000♠0.3%
	Latin American	25	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Arab	15	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Southeast Asian	0	5000000000000000000♠0%
	West Asian	10	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Korean	0	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Japanese	10	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	10	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Multiple visible minority	15	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
Total visible minority population		420	7000140000000000000♠1.4%
Aboriginal group Source:^[41]	First Nations	100	6999300000000000000♠0.3%
	Métis	130	6999400000000000000♠0.4%
	Inuit	24,640	7001840000000000000♠84%
	Aboriginal, n.i.e.	15	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Multiple Aboriginal identity	35	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
Total Aboriginal population		24,915	7001850000000000000♠85%
Total population		29,325	100%

Religion

The dominant religion in Nunavut is Christianity; Catholicism, Anglicanism and Pentecostalism are highly prevalent.

Traditionally, Inuit shamanism has always been a taboo subject in Inuit culture, not openly talked about. Shamans didn't make it known they were one, but the group or clan they were a part of knew.

Religious beliefs in the 2001 census^[42]
Religion	Adherents	% of the population
Catholic	6,215	23.30
Protestant	17,785	66.69
Christian Orthodox	20	0.07
Other Christian	835	3.13
Muslim	25	0.09
Jewish	10	0.04
Buddhist	15	0.06
Eastern religions	60	0.22
Other religions	40	0.15
No religious affiliation	1,655	6.21
Total	26,670	100.00

Migration

While there is some internal migration from the rest of Canada to Nunavut (usually on a temporary basis), there is very little external migration from outside of Canada to Nunavut.

The 2006 census counted a total of only about 450 immigrants in Nunavut, including about 80 from the United Kingdom, about 40 each from the United States and the Philippines, about 30 from Germany, about 20 each from China and India, and just over 10 each from Jamaica and South Africa.^[43]

A total of 4,940 people moved to Nunavut from other parts of Canada between 1996 and 2006 while 5,615 people moved in the opposite direction. These movements resulted in a net influx of 355 from Newfoundland and Labrador; and a net outmigration of 355 to Alberta, 295 to the Northwest Territories, 235 to Ontario and 160 to Quebec. There was a net outmigration of 150 francophones from Nunavut to Quebec during this period. (All net inter-provincial and official minority movements of more than 100 persons are given).^[44]^[45]

Notes

^a Iqaluit is both the capital of Nunavut and the regional centre for the Qikiqtaaluk Region, while Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay are the regional centres for the Kivalliq and Kitikmeot Regions respectively.
^b Official language of Nunavut

References

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local p = {}

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^ ^a ^b
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^ [1], 2001 Community Profiles
^ [2], Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses
^ 2011 Census Profile Iqaluit
^ 2006 Census Profile Iqaluit
^ 2001 Census Profile Iqaluit
^ 2011 Census Profile Arviat
^ 2006 Census Profile Arviat
^ 2001 Census Profile Arviat
^ 2011 Census Profile Rankin Inlet
^ 2006 Census Profile Rankin Inlet
^ 2001 Census Profile Rankin Inlet
^ 2011 Census Profile Baker Lake
^ 2006 Census Profile Baker Lake
^ 2001 Census Profile Baker Lake
^ 2011 Census Profile Cambridge Bay
^ 2006 Census Profile Cambridge Bay
^ 2001 Census Profile Cambridge Bay
^ 2011 Census Profile Pond Inlet
^ 2006 Census Profile Pond Inlet
^ 2001 Census Profile Pond Inlet
^ 2011 Census Profile Igloolik
^ 2006 Census Profile Igloolik
^ 2001 Census Profile Igloolik
^ 2011 Census Profile Kugluktuk
^ 2006 Census Profile Kugluktuk
^ 2001 Census Profile Kugluktuk
^ 2011 Census Profile Pangnirtung
^ 2006 Census Profile Pangnirtung
^ 2001 Census Profile Pangnirtung
^ 2011 Census Profile Cape Dorset
^ 2006 Census Profile Cape Dorset
^ 2001 Census Profile Cape Dorset
^ 2011 Census Profile Gjoa Haven
^ 2006 Census Profile Gjoa Haven
^ 2001 Census Profile Gjoa Haven
^ Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) (2006 Census)
^ [3], Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
^ [4], Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
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