Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Arviat

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Public administration3231 years

Arviat Facts

Area279.9 km²
Population1,554
Male Population777 (50.0%)
Female Population777 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+14.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-22.5%
Median Age20.6 years (Male: 21.3, Female: 20)
GDP per capita (PPP)$100,465 (2022)
Area Codes867
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Daylight Time
Lat & Lng61.10883, -94.05848
Postal CodesX0C

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Arviat Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,3531,7402,0052,4501,5541,6431,736
Population Density4.8 / km²6.2 / km²7.2 / km²8.8 / km²5.6 / km²5.9 / km²6.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arviat Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 22.5% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Arviat+14.9%-10.7%-22.5%
Nunavut
Canada
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arviat Median Age

Median Age: 20.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Arviat20.6 yrs20 yrs21.3 yrs
Nunavut24.1 yrs24.1 yrs24.1 yrs
Canada40.6 yrs41.5 yrs39.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Arviat Population Density

Population Density: 5.6 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Arviat1,554279.9 km²5.6 / km²
Nunavut29,6132,092,904.9 km²0 / km²
Canada35.5 million9,875,295.4 km²3.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arviat Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Arviat Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$35,924$36,628$36,764$38,342$54,950$52,404$80,364$100,465
Total GDP$376.1K$409.5K$434.4K$463.4K$687.2K$666.5K$976.2K$1.2M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Arviat CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Arviat19,535 tn12.57 tn69.8 tons/km²
Nunavut421,422 tn14.23 tn0.2 tons/km²
Canada521,999,336 tn14.7 tn52.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Arviat CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)19,535 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita12.57 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)69.8 tons/km²

Arviat

Arviat (Inuit pronunciation: ​[aʁviˈat], syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ; formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June 1989) (2011 population 2,318; Population Centre 1,810) is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Reg..

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