Population Distribution and Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic, 2002

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Caption

Population Distribution and Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic, 2002

Summary

This map shows the Arctic population, spanning several continents, consisting of about four million inhabitants, a third of whom are indigenous and still rely mainly on their natural resources.

Additionally, each circle, which is proportional to the size of population per region, is a pie chart indicating what percent of each regional population is indigenous.

Source

United Nations Environment Programme / GRID-Arendal[1]

Cartographer/Designer: Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal

Primary sources:

  • United States: US Census Bureau, 2002 and United States department of commerce 1993
  • Canada: Statistics Canada, 1995 and 2002
  • Greenland: Statistics Greenland, 1994 and 2002
  • Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands Statistics, 2002
  • Iceland: Statistics Iceland, 2002
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 2002
  • Sweden: Statistics Sweden, 2002
  • Finland: Statistics Finland, 2002
  • Russia: State Committee for Statistics, 2003
  • Republican information and publication center, 1992
  • State committee of the Russian Federation for statistics 1992
  • AMAP, 1998. AMAP Assessment Report: Arctic Pollution Issues
  • AMAP, 1997. Arctic Pollution Issues: A State of the Arctic Environment Report
  • Stefansson Arctic Institute, 2004. Arctic Human Development Report.

Copyright

© 2006 UNEP / GRID-Arendal

Licensing

For use constraints, see [2] or [3].

Series

This map is one in a series For a listing with flyovers, see Series:UNEP / GRID-Arendal.