Businesses in Inuvik

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Inuvik

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Public administration	106	26 years
Shopping	25	27 years
Restaurants	23	21 years
General contractors	15	—
Construction of buildings	13	22 years
Real estate	13	—
Other accommodation	13	23 years
Gas station	11	23 years
Corporate management	10	21 years
Travel agencies	10	21 years
Professional membership organizations	9	27 years
Other membership organizations	8	34 years
Religion	8	36 years
Accountants	7	—
Social work	7	—
Car repair	7	23 years

Inuvik Facts

Area	66.6 km²
Population	3,577
Male Population	1,755 (49.1%)
Female Population	1,822 (50.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+3.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-0.6%
Median Age	31.8 years (Male: 32.3, Female: 31.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$53,605 (2022)
Area Codes	867
Local Time
Timezone	Mountain Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	68.34986, -133.72181
Postal Codes	X0E

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Inuvik Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,468	3,601	3,600	3,544	3,577	3,529	3,471
Population Density	52.1 / km²	54.1 / km²	54.1 / km²	53.2 / km²	53.7 / km²	53 / km²	52.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Inuvik Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 0.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Inuvik	+3.1%	-0.7%	-0.6%
Northwest Territories	—	—	—
Canada	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Inuvik Median Age

Median Age: 31.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Inuvik	31.8 yrs	31.3 yrs	32.3 yrs
Northwest Territories	32 yrs	31.8 yrs	32.1 yrs
Canada	40.6 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Inuvik Population Density

Population Density: 53.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Inuvik	3,577	66.6 km²	53.7 / km²
Northwest Territories	42,461	1,615,684.8 km²	0 / km²
Canada	35.5 million	9,875,295.4 km²	3.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Inuvik Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1800 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Inuvik

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

Inuvik Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$83,482	$76,624	$56,556	$73,855	$89,163	$63,784	$47,436	$53,605
Total GDP	$304.4M	$279.5M	$203.6M	$261.2M	$313.2M	$223.3M	$167.9M	$188.8M

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

Inuvik CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Inuvik	55,627 tn	15.55 tn	835.7 tons/km²
Northwest Territories	544,349 tn	12.82 tn	0.3 tons/km²
Canada	521,999,336 tn	14.7 tn	52.9 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

Inuvik CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	55,627 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	15.55 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	835.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/19/18	6:32 AM	3	87.5 km	13,000 m	56km NNW of Fort McPherson, Canada	usgs.gov
12/12/11	11:58 AM	3	64.1 km	28,700 m	Northwest Territories, Canada	usgs.gov
6/25/73	5:26 AM	4.3	63 km	33,000 m	Northwest Territories, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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