Editing Northern Canada (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Iqaluit-aerial.jpg|thumb|left|[[Iqaluit]] is the capital, the only city and largest population centre in Nunavut]]
[[File:Downtown Yellowknife 2.jpg|thumb|Skyline of [[Yellowknife]], Northwest Territories]]

Using the political definition of the three northern territories, the north, with an area of {{convert|3921739|km2|abbr=on}}, makes up 39.3% of Canada.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 February 2005 |url=http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/phys01-eng.htm |title=Land and freshwater area, by province and territory | publisher=Statistics Canada |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524063547/http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/phys01-eng.htm |archive-date=2011-05-24 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

Although vast, the entire region is very sparsely populated. As of 2021, only about 118,160 people lived there, compared with 36,991,981 in the rest of Canada.<ref name="census2016"/>

The [[population density]] for Northern Canada is {{convert|0.03|PD/sqkm|abbr=on}} ({{convert|0.08|/sqkm|abbr=on}} for Yukon, {{convert|0.03|/sqkm|abbr=on}} for the NWT and {{convert|0.02|/sqkm|abbr=on}} for Nunavut), compared with {{convert|4.2|/sqkm|abbr=on}} for Canada.<ref name="census2016" />

The region is heavily endowed with natural resources, but in most cases they are very expensive to extract and situated in fragile environmental areas. Though GDP per person is higher than elsewhere in Canada, the region remains relatively poor, mostly because of the extremely high cost of most consumer goods, and the region is heavily subsidised by the [[government of Canada]].

As of 2016, 53.3% of the population of the three territories (23.3% in Yukon,<ref name="pop">{{cite news|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/abo-aut/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=101&S=99&O=A |title=Aboriginal Peoples Highlight Tables, 2016 Census|publisher=Statistics Canada|agency=Government of Canada|date=27 August 2020}}</ref> 50.7% in the NWT<ref name="pop"/> and 85.9% in Nunavut<ref name="pop"/>) is Indigenous, [[Inuit]], [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] or [[Métis]]. The Inuit are the largest group of [[Indigenous peoples in Northern Canada]], and 53.0% of all Canada's Inuit live in Northern Canada, with Nunavut accounting for 46.4%.<ref name="pop"/> The region also contains several groups of First Nations, who are mainly [[Dene]], with the [[Chipewyan]] making up the largest sub-group. The three territories each have a greater proportion of Aboriginal inhabitants than any of Canada's provinces. There are also many more recent{{when|date=June 2019}} immigrants from around the world; of the territories, Yukon has the largest percentage of non-Aboriginal inhabitants, while Nunavut the smallest.<ref name="pop"/>

{{As of|2021}}, the largest settlement in Northern Canada is [[Whitehorse, Yukon|Whitehorse]], the capital of Yukon, with 28,201 inhabitants.<ref name="2016censusYKmunis">{{cite web|date=February 9, 2022|title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Yukon and Yukon [Territory]|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000260|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref> Second is [[Yellowknife]], the capital of the Northwest Territories, which contains 20,340 inhabitants.<ref name="StatCan">{{cite web|date=9 February 2022|title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.5386|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref> Third is [[Iqaluit]], the capital of Nunavut, with 7,429.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 February 2022|title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.5434|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>

{{Largest cities
| nonav = y
| country      = Northern Canada
| stat_ref     = [[Statistics Canada]] 2021
| div_name     = Provinces and territories of Canada
| div_link     = Provinces and territories of Canada{{!}}Territory

| city_1 = Whitehorse | div_1 = Yukon | pop_1 = 28,201 | img_1 = Sunset,_in_Whitehorse,_Yukon_2013.jpg
| city_2 = Yellowknife| div_2 = Northwest Territories | pop_2 = 20,340 | img_2 = Downtown_Yellowknife_2_second_version.jpg
| city_3 = Iqaluit | div_3 = Nunavut | pop_3 = 7,429| img_3 = Iqaluit from Joamie Hill.JPG
| city_4 = Hay River, Northwest Territories{{!}}Hay River | div_4 = Northwest Territories | pop_4 = 3,169 | img_4 = The_High_Rise_in_Hay_River_02.jpg
| city_5 = Inuvik | div_5 = Northwest Territories | pop_5 = 3,137
| city_6 = Rankin Inlet | div_6 = Nunavut | pop_6 = 2,975
| city_7 = Arviat | div_7 = Nunavut | pop_7 = 2,864
| city_8 = Fort Smith, Northwest Territories{{!}} Fort Smith| div_8 = Northwest Territories | pop_8 = 2,248
| city_9 = Baker Lake, Nunavut{{!}} Baker Lake  | div_9 = Nunavut| pop_9 = 2,061
| city_10 = Igloolik| div_10 = Nunavut | pop_10 = 2,049
| city_11 = Cambridge Bay | div_11 = Nunavut | pop_11 = 1,760
| city_12 = Behchokǫ̀| div_12 = Northwest Territories | pop_12 = 1,746
| city_13 = Dawson City | div_13 = Yukon | pop_13 = 1,577
| city_14=Pond Inlet| div_14 = Nunavut | pop_14 = 1,555
| city_15 = Pangnirtung | div_15 = Nunavut | pop_15 = 1,504
| city_16 = Cape Dorset | div_16 = Nunavut| pop_16 = 1,396
| city_17 = Kugluktuk | div_17 = Nunavut| pop_17 = 1,382
| city_18 = Gjoa Haven | div_18 = Nunavut | pop_18 = 1,349
| city_19 = Naujaat | div_19 = Nunavut | pop_19 = 1,225
| city_20 = Clyde_River,_Nunavut{{!}} Clyde River | div_20 = Nunavut | pop_20 = 1,181
}}

===Recent===
Although it has not been on the same scale, some towns and cities have experienced population increases not seen for several decades before. [[Yellowknife]] has become the centre of [[diamond]] production for Canada (which has become one of the top three countries for diamonds).

In the [[2006 Canadian Census]], the three territories posted a combined population of over 100,000 for the first time in Canadian history.<ref name="11census">{{cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>