Census Profile, 2016 Census
Iqaluit, City [Census subdivision], Nunavut and Canada [Country]

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Characteristic Iqaluit, CY
Nunavut
[Census subdivision] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Iqaluit, City [Census subdivision], Nunavut  Map : Iqaluit, City [Census subdivision], Nunavut
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Canada [Country]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 7,740 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 6,699 ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 15.5 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3,419 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 2,749 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 147.4 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 52.50 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 7,740 3,890 3,855 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 1,925 935 995 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 705 340 365 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 670 360 315 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 550 235 315 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 5,580 2,820 2,760 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 475 235 240 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 575 300 270 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 715 360 360 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 810 390 420 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 705 330 375 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 560 295 265 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 540 270 270 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 530 270 260 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 405 225 185 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 260 145 115 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 235 135 105 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 140 75 65 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 50 30 15 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 30 15 15 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 15 10 5 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 10 5 5 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 5 0 5 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 5 5 0 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 0 0 0 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 0 0 0 8,230 1,340 6,890
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 24.9 24.0 25.8 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 72.1 72.5 71.6 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 3.0 3.5 2.7 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 31.1 31.7 30.6 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 31.1 31.5 30.8 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: Iqaluit, City [Census subdivision], Nunavut

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 8.3%
  • Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 8.4%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Iqaluit, CY [Census subdivision], Nunavut and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 6, 2024).

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