Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cambridge Bay

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Public administration5132 years

Cambridge Bay Facts

Area771.0 km²
Population1,948
Male Population980 (50.3%)
Female Population968 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+177.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+50.2%
Median Age27.3 years (Male: 28.1, Female: 26.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)$85,814 (2022)
Area Codes867
Local Time
TimezoneMountain Daylight Time
Lat & Lng69.11489, -105.05484
Postal CodesX0B

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Cambridge Bay Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population7011,0301,2971,8051,9482,0642,170
Population Density0.9 / km²1.3 / km²1.7 / km²2.3 / km²2.5 / km²2.7 / km²2.8 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cambridge Bay Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 50.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Cambridge Bay+177.9%+89.1%+50.2%
Nunavut
Canada
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cambridge Bay Median Age

Median Age: 27.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Cambridge Bay27.3 yrs26.7 yrs28.1 yrs
Nunavut24.1 yrs24.1 yrs24.1 yrs
Canada40.6 yrs41.5 yrs39.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cambridge Bay Population Density

Population Density: 2.5 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Cambridge Bay1,948771 km²2.5 / 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

Cambridge Bay Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 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

Cambridge Bay Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$37,992$37,878$36,493$37,896$51,351$54,381$83,647$85,814
Total GDP$43.9M$47.1M$48.7M$54.8M$82.7M$96.8M$163M$171.2M
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

Cambridge Bay CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Cambridge Bay25,894 tn13.29 tn33.6 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
Cambridge Bay CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)25,894 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita13.29 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)33.6 tons/km²

Cambridge Bay

Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ; 2006 population 1,477; UA population 1,147) is a hamlet located on Victoria Island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, while ..

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