Yukon's population up 21% from a decade ago, and still growing steadily Yukon's population continues to grow steadily and the pandemic does not appear to be having a significant impact on that, according to new estimates from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 3 The population of Yukon reached a record 42,507 in 2020, representing a 21.4 per cent increase over the last decade, according to recently released statistics from the Yukon government. The vast majority of Yukoners live in Whitehorse, pictured above, where the population reached 33,285.(John Fulton/CBC)