Nunavut- Statistics & Facts
Nunavut is Canada’s largest and most northern territory. Despite being the largest territory by land size, it is the smallest in terms of population, having an estimated population of 40,526 in 2022. Nearly 80 percent of the population is of North American Aboriginal origin, and the territory has the lowest median age resident population in Canada. Its capital city and only city is Iqaluit, and it is the least-densely populated area in Canada, where a majority lives in a rural area. Nunavut is a massive area, and the territory is made up by three distinct regions: the Arctic Lands, the Hudson Bay Lowlands, and the Canadian Shield, and is bordered by the Northwest Territories and Manitoba to the south. However, it is isolated from the rest of Canada as there are no highways that connect Nunavut to other provinces.
