Demographics of Nunavut Demographics of Nunavut Nunavut is a territory of Canada. It has a land area of . In the 2016 census the population was 35,944, up 12.7% from the 2011 census figure of 31,906. 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%). 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 marginally less populous, becomes
Nunavut (electoral district) Religions: 86.0% Christian (50.3% Anglican, 23.9% Catholic, 4.9% Pentecostal, 6.8% Other), 12.9% No religion <br> Median income (2010): $25,662 <br> Average income (2010): $43,505 The Nunavut riding holds a host of demographic records: The electoral district was created in 1976 as "Nunatsiaq" riding from parts of Northwest Territories riding. It was replaced by "Nunavut" in 1996. In 1999, the district's boundaries were redefined in the Nunavut Act, the law governing the creation of Nunavut as a separate jurisdiction from the Northwest Territories. The boundaries of this riding were not changed in the 2012 electoral redistribution. Riding associations are the local