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Population of Yukon 2022

Yukon is the smallest and westernmost of Canada’s three territories. Its second least populated province or territory in Canada. As per the Canada Census Bureau, the population of Yukon  in 2021 is 40,232 ( 40 thousand)

Source: Statistics Canada

Yukon Population 2016-2021

Yukon has a population growth rate of 12.1% during 2016-2021. It has population increase of 4358 since 2016. Its estimated population in 2022 is 41K

Population of Yukon in 2022 – 41K
YukonCensus 2021
Total Population40,232
Percentage Change since 201612.1%
Population Rank12th
Total Land Area472,345 km2 (182,373 sq mi)
Area Rank9th
Population Density0.08/km2 (0.2/sq mi)
Capital CityWhitehorse
Largest CityWhitehorse

Source: Statistics Canada

Religion in Yukon

Christianity is the largest religion in Yukon and is followed by 35% of the people. Roughly  59.7% of the population, had no religious affiliation. 

With immigration patterns, there were growing proportions of the population who reported religious affiliations other than Christian. These religions included Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, and Buddhists. 

In 2021, people who identified themselves as Sikh made up 1% of the population, Hindu 0.7%,  Buddhist  0.7%, Muslim 0.5%, and Jews 0.2%.  Indigenous religions account for 0.8% Other smaller faiths are 0.5% of the population.

Let’s Look at the Religion wise population & percentage of Yukon

ReligionNumbersPercentage
Christian13,86035%
Sikh3801%
North American Indigenous3250.8%
Hindu2650.7%
Buddhist2600.7%
Muslim1850.5%
Jewish700.2%
No religion/ Unaffiliated23,64059.7%
Other religions and spiritual traditions6001.5%

Source: Canada Census 2011

Christianity in Yukon

As per Canadian Census 2021, 35% of the Yukon population reported that they were affiliated with a Christian religion. Roman Catholics were the largest Christian religious group in 2021.  About  14.4% of people identified themselves as Roman Catholic. It’s followed by the various branches of Protestantism Churches. Anglican is the second largest and it has 1,955 adherents or 5% of the Yukon population followed by the United Church (2.4%) and Baptist (2.4%).

Let’s look at the Christian Affiliations percentage and numbers in Yukon

Christian AffiliationsNumbersPercentage
Catholic5,69014.4 %
Anglican1,9955%
United Church9552.4%
Baptist6451.6%
Lutheran3951%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic2700.7%
Jehovah’s Witness1350.3%
Christian Orthodox1300.3%
Presbyterian1250.3%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)1050.3%
Latter Day Saints700.2%
Anabaptist500.1%
Reformed350.1%
Christian, n.o.s.1562,5606.5%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions7001.8%
Total13,86035%

Source: Canada Census 2021

Yukon Historic Population

Yukon has a population growth rate during 2016-2021 of 19.82%.  Let’s look at population & percentage change from the Year 1901 to 2021.

YearPopulationAbsolute ChangePercentage Change
190127,219
19118,512-18,707   -68.73         
19214,157-4,355   -51.16         
19314,230+73   +1.76         
19414,914+684   +16.17         
19519,096+4,182   +85.10         
195612,190+3,094   +34.01         
196114,628+2,438   +20.0         
196614,382-+246   -+1.68         
197118,390+4,008   +27.87         
197621,835+3,445   +18.73         
198123,150+1,315   +6.02         
198623,505+355   +1.53         
199127,797+4,292   +18.26         
199630,766+2,969   +10.68         
200128,674-+2,092   -+6.80         
200630,372+1,698   +5.92         
201133,897+3,525   +11.61         
201635,874+1,977   +5.83         
202140,232+4358+12.1       


Source: Statistics Canada

Yukon Ethnic composition

Ethnic origin refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent’s ancestors. Yukon is majority  populated by Europeans & also have significant Indigenous people.

Europeans account for 68.1% of total population, The ethnic origin most often reported is English followed by Canadian, Scottish, Irish, German, French & Ukrainians.

Aboriginals account for 23.3 % of Population, First Nations, Metis & Inuit are main subgroups. The Total visible minority population is 8.5% of Yukon population. Filipino are most in numbers followed by South Asian, Chinese & Blacks. 

The Top ethnic group as per 2016 census is as follows

#Ethnic groupPopulation (2016)Percentage
1English9,68027.57%
2Canadian8,64024.61%
3Scottish8,29523.63%
4Irish6,93019.74%
5First Nations6,68519%
6German5,57515.88%
7French5,04014.35%
8Ukrainian2,2006.27%
9Dutch (Netherlands)1,7605.01%
10Norwegian1,3803.93%
11Filipino1,1903.40%
12Métis1,0152.90%
13South Asian5001.40%
14Chinese4151.20%
15Black2700.80%
16Inuit2300.70%
17Southeast Asian1800.50%
18Latin American1300.40%
19Korean700.20%
20Japanese650.20%


Source: Statistics Canada 2016

Yukon Population 2023 | Religion in Yukon