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Business Distribution by Industry in Faro, Yukon

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Public administration	12	29 years
Other accommodation	8	—

Faro, Yukon Facts

Area	206.4 km²
Population	431
Male Population	235 (54.4%)
Female Population	196 (45.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+176.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+53.4%
Median Age	49.9 years (Male: 51.4, Female: 46.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$63,948 (2022)
Area Codes	867
Local Time
Timezone	Yukon Time
Lat & Lng	62.23287, -133.33721
Postal Codes	Y0B

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Faro, Yukon Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	156	225	281	385	431	468	505
Population Density	0.8 / km²	1.1 / km²	1.4 / km²	1.9 / km²	2.1 / km²	2.3 / km²	2.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Faro, Yukon Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 53.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Faro, Yukon	+176.3%	+91.6%	+53.4%
Yukon	—	—	—
Canada	—	—	—

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

Faro, Yukon Median Age

Median Age: 49.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Faro, Yukon	49.9 yrs	46.7 yrs	51.4 yrs
Yukon	39.3 yrs	39.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Canada	40.6 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.6 yrs

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

Faro, Yukon Population Density

Population Density: 2.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Faro, Yukon	431	206.4 km²	2.1 / km²
Yukon	37,733	483,612.3 km²	0.1 / 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

Faro, Yukon Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 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.

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

Faro, Yukon Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$45,155	$46,338	$47,301	$49,722	$61,000	$59,359	$59,956	$63,948

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

Faro, Yukon CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Faro, Yukon	7,215 tn	16.74 tn	35 tons/km²
Yukon	630,059 tn	16.7 tn	1.3 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

Faro, Yukon CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,215 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	16.74 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	35 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/23/16	11:36 PM	4.1	10.5 km	4,040 m	10km NW of Faro, Canada	usgs.gov
7/8/08	10:56 PM	3.5	87.1 km	10,000 m	Southern Yukon Territory, Canada	usgs.gov
12/20/05	11:40 PM	3.2	42.4 km	10,000 m	Southern Yukon Territory, Canada	usgs.gov
11/6/02	6:55 AM	4.6	40.2 km	1,000 m	Southern Yukon Territory, Canada	usgs.gov
1/16/99	4:12 PM	3.6	30.7 km	0 m	Southern Yukon Territory, Canada	usgs.gov
1/16/96	10:03 PM	3.9	47.6 km	10,000 m	Southern Yukon Territory, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Faro, Yukon

Faro is a town in the central Yukon, Canada, formerly the home of the largest open pit lead–zinc mine in the world as well as a significant producer of silver and other natural resource ventures. The mine was built by the Ralph M. Parsons Constructio..

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