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Statistics Canada's Census Profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population - Yukon [Territory].
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. Population of Yukon: 40,232 (2021 Census) Percentage of Canadian population : 0.10%; Population growth rate for 2007: +5.8%
The estimated population of Yukon on March 31, 2021 was 43,025; an increase of 965, or 2.3%, compared to the figure for March 31, 2020 (42,060). Comparing March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2011, Yukon's population increased by 7,687, or 21.8%.
The estimated population of Yukon on June 30, 2021 was 43,118; an increase of 920, or 2.2%, compared to the revised figure for June 30, 2020 (42,198). Comparing June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2011, Yukon's population increased by 7,659, or 21.6%.
The 2021 Census of Population counted 40,232 people in Yukon as of May 11, 2021. Yukon’s population growth rate of 12.1% between the censuses of 2016 and 2021 was the highest in Canada. The population growth in the Whitehorse census subdivision (CSD) accounted for 71.5% of Yukon’s population growth.
About 75% of Yukon’s inhabitants live in the capital of Whitehorse and its surrounding areas with a population estimated at 24,000. The next biggest town is called Dawson, with a population of just 1,300.
Yukon (Canadian French:; formerly called the Yukon Territory and referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It is the third-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 45,750 as of 2024.
