Demographics of Yukon

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Yukon is the westernmost of Canada's three northern territories. Its capital is Whitehorse. People from Yukon are known as Yukoners (French : Yukonnais). Unlike in other Canadian provinces and territories, Statistics Canada uses the entire territory as a single at-large census division.

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Population of Yukon: 40,232 (2021 Census)

Population history

YearPopulationFive-year
% change
Ten-year
% change
Rank among provinces
and territories
190127,219n/an/a10
19118,512n/a-68.710
19214,157n/a-51.110
19314,230n/a1.811
19414,914n/a16.211
19519,096n/a85.112
195612,19034.0n/a12
196114,62820.060.812
196614,382-1.718.012
197118,39027.925.712
197621,83518.751.812
198123,1506.025.912
198623,5051.57.612
199127,79718.320.112
199630,76610.730.912
200128,674-6.83.212
200630,3725.9-1.312
201133,89711.618.212
201635,8745.813.613
202140,23212.118.712

Source: Statistics Canada [1] [2] [3] [4]

Population geography

Major communities

BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
PE
NS
NL
YT
NT
NU
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Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories
The largest communities by population [5] [6]
Community20212016201120062001
Whitehorse 28,20125,08523,27620,46119,058
Dawson City 1,5771,3751,3191,3271,251
Watson Lake 1,133790802846912
Haines Junction 688613593589531
Carmacks 588493503425431
Ibex Valley 523411346376315
Mount Lorne 468437408370379
Faro 440348344341313
Ross River 355293352313337
Carcross 317301289280152
Pelly Crossing 316353336296328
Tagish 311249391222206
Old Crow 236221245253299
Mayo 188200226248267

Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
PE
NS
NL
YT
NT
NU
Canada-census layout.png
Census divisions by province and territory
Visible minority and Indigenous population (Canada 2021 Census) [7]
Population groupPopulation %
European [lower-alpha 1] 25,71565.0%
Visible minority group
South Asian 1,0352.6%
Chinese 6401.6%
Black 5601.4%
Filipino 1,9454.9%
Arab 200.1%
Latin American 2350.6%
Southeast Asian 1700.4%
West Asian 250.1%
Korean 850.2%
Japanese 1750.4%
Visible minority, n.i.e.250.1%
Multiple visible minorities 1400.4%
Total visible minority population5,06512.8%
Indigenous group
First Nations (North American Indian) 6,93517.5%
Métis 1,2853.2%
Inuk (Inuit) 2600.7%
Multiple Indigenous responses1900.5%
Indigenous responses n.i.e.1350.3%
Total Indigenous population8,81022.3%
Total population39,590100.0%


Yukon to Canada Comparison (1996) [8]
Total populationTotal aboriginalFirst NationMétisInuitMultipleOtherPercentage of total
YukonTotal30,6506,1755,330550953017020.1%
Male15,8102,9652,85026040108018.7%
Female14,8403,2102,75029055209021.6%
CanadaTotal28,528,125799,010529,035204,11540,2256,41519,2152.8%
Male14,046,880390,870258,330101,43520,1803,1757,7502.8%
Female14,481,245408,140270,700102,68520,0403,24011,4652.8%
Communities in order of percent of Indigenous population (1996) [8]
RkNameTotal pop.Indigenous pop.PercentRkNameTotal pop.Indigenous pop.Percent
1 Upper Liard 110110100%12 Beaver Creek 1306046.1%
2 Two Mile Village 100100100%13 Haines Junction 57523040.0%
3 Two and One-Half Mile Village 4040100%14 Ibex Valley 3209028.2%
4 Old Crow 28025089.3%15 Watson Lake 99522027.1%
5 Pelly Crossing 24020584.5%16 Dawson City 128034526.9%
6 Ross River 35027578.6%17 Tagish 1654026.7%
7 Carcross 27518567.3%18"Unorganised"185534518.6%
8 Burwash Landing 604066.7%19 Whitehorse 20,9602,77513.2%
9 Teslin 30519563.9%20 Mount Lorne 400358.75%
10 Carmacks 46529563.4%21 Faro 1260806.34%
11 Mayo 32020062.5%22 Stewart Crossing 4500%

Languages

The 2006 Canadian census showed a population of 30,372.
Of the 29,940 singular responses to the census question concerning 'mother tongue' the most commonly reported languages were:

1.English25,65585.69%
2.French1,1053.69%
3.German7752.59%
4. Athapaskan languages 6502.17%
Gwich'in 750.25%
North Slavey 300.10%
5.Chinese2600.87%
Cantonese850.28%
Mandarin700.23%
6.Malayo-Polynesian languages1650.55%
Tagalog1450.48%
7.Dutch1400.47%
8.Spanish1300.43%
9.Vietnamese1050.35%
10.Yugoslavian languages950.32%
Slovenian450.15%
11=Hungarian800.27%
11=Panjabi800.27%
13. Tlingit 700.23%
14= Algonquian languages 550.18%
Cree 500.17%
14=Russian550.18%
14= Inuktitut 550.18%

There were also about 40 single-language responses for Ukrainian; 30 each for Czech and the Scandinavian languages; and about 25 single-language responses each for Italian and Japanese. In addition, there were also 130 responses of both English and a 'non-official language'; 10 of both French and a 'non-official language'; 110 of both English and French; and about 175 people who either did not respond to the question, or reported multiple non-official languages, or else gave some other unenumerated response. Yukon's official languages are English and French. (Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.) [9]

Religion

Religious groups in Yukon (1981−2021)
Religious group 2021 [10] 2011 [11] 2001 [12] 1991 [13] 1981 [14]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Irreligion 23,64016,63511,0109,4754,680
Christianity 13,86015,37516,65517,56018,100
Sikhism 380901004045
Indigenous spirituality 325395
Hinduism 26516510150
Buddhism 2602901304075
Islam 1854055355
Judaism 7020354520
Other 600300520445130
Total responses39,59033,32028,52527,65523,075
Total population40,23233,89728,67427,79723,150

The Majority of Christians in Yukon are Anglicans and Catholics, with a small number of Presbyterians and members of the United Church of Canada.

Migration

Immigration

Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces Net cumulative interprovincial migration, 1997 to 2017, as a share of population, 2016.png
Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces
Yukon Immigration Statistics [15] :239 [16] :108
YearImmigrant percentageImmigrant populationTotal population
190119,05627,219
19114,6628,512
19211,5574,157
19311,5724,230
19411,4274,914
19511,6309,096
19612,71414,628
19712,54518,385

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 5,385 persons or 13.6 percent of the total population of Yukon. [17]

Immigrants in Yukon by country of birth
Country of Birth2021 [17] 2016 [18] 2011 [19] [20] 2006 [21] [22] 2001 [23] [24]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Philippines1,4051,010555160155
United States530555495600580
United Kingdom525515595550550
Germany470440410400400
India3601101007090
China23023010590105
France170751107570
Switzerland13013590130105
Netherlands100135130110110
Czechia7550303035
Total5,3854,4153,7553,0053,025
Total responses39,59035,11033,32030,19028,525
Total population40,23235,87433,89730,37228,674

Recent immigration

The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 1,125 people who immigrated to Yukon between 2016 and 2021. [17]

Recent immigrants to Yukon by Country of birth (2016 to 2021) [17]
Country of BirthPopulation% recent immigrants
India255
Philippines230
Germany75
United Kingdom50
France45
United States40
Japan40
Mexico35
China30
South Korea25
Total1,125

Internal migration

A total of 7,400 people moved to Yukon from other parts of Canada between 1996 and 2006 while 10,505 people moved in the opposite direction. These movements resulted in a net influx of 230 from the Northwest Territories; and a net outmigration of 2,505 to Alberta, 915 to British Columbia and 115 to New Brunswick. There was a net influx of 120 francophones from Quebec during this period. All net inter-provincial and official minority movements of more than 100 persons are given. [25] [26]

See also

Notes

  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.

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