Territory of Canada
Yukon
Yukon is a territory of Canada. It covers about 484,000 km² (187,000 mi²), the 9th largest of the 13 provinces and territories in Natural Earth’s file for Canada, and about the same size as Somalia. About 40,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2021).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 484,000 km²187,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 482,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Canada | 4.9%of the area of the 13 provinces and territories |
| Rank by area | 9th of 13provinces and territories of Canada |
| Population | 40,000Wikidata, 2021 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 0.08 people per km² |
| Capital | Whitehorse |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N |
| Type | TerritoryCA-YT |
What the numbers say about Yukon
- Yukon covers 4.9% of the area of Canada and ranks 12th of 13 by population, against 9th by area.
- It would take 20.5 provinces and territories the size of Yukon to cover Canada.
- Yukon holds 0.1% of the 37.0 million people that Wikidata’s 2021 figures give for the 13 provinces and territories together: about 1 in 919.
- The largest, Nunavut, is 4.29× the size of Yukon; the smallest, Prince Edward Island, is 1.2% of it.
- Closest in size within Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador (403,000 km², 1.20×) and Saskatchewan (651,000 km², 1.34×).
- Counted as a country, Yukon would be larger than 188 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 52nd by area, between Spain (499,000 km²) and Somalia (472,000 km²).
- With 40,000 people it would rank 211th of 238 by population.
- Yukon has 0.08 people per km².
- That makes Yukon the 11th most densely populated of the 13 provinces and territories, 2.2% of the average for Canada (3.7 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 63°N is drawn about 5.0× too large in area, so Yukon looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Yukon stretches about 1,080 km north to south and 949 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 482,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 484,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
About as many people as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaSichuan1.00× · 485,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaCalifornia1.18× · 410,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- IndiaAreaRajasthan1.41× · 343,000 km²PeopleLakshadweep62% · 64,000 (2011)
- BrazilAreaBahia87% · 560,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- AustraliaAreaNew South Wales60% · 802,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- MexicoAreaChihuahua1.95× · 248,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Yukon sits in Canada
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021. Canada’s units share the 2021 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12