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21 March, 2019

Share of youth population in the Arctic

The map shows the population aged 15-24 as share of the total population in 2017 at the regional level in the Arctic. Age 15 to 24 is a standard international definition of youth used by the OECD and United Nations.

Dark blue tones indicate regions with high share of youth in the total population, and light blue tones indicate regions with low share of youth.

Keewatin in Nunavut region (Canada) had the highest share of youth (18,8%). Region 3 in the Northwest Territories, Northern Quebec, as well as the other two regions in Nunavut (Canada) had a share of youth above 15%. Magadan (9,2%), Arkhangelsk (9,4%) and Komi (9,7%) (Russian Federation) had the lowest shares of youth in their total populations.

Map Facts

Designer/Cartographer
Eeva Turunen

Data source
National Statistical Institutes; Alaska: Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Published 21 March 2019

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