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The settlements in this map have been subdivided in groups of less than 10,000 inhabitants, 10,000–50,000 inhabitants, and more than 50,000 inhabitants, with shades of blue indicating these three groups. At the same time settlements with less than 5,000 inhabitants and not defined as a regional centre are characterised as rural population. The size of the circles is relative to the total population in the regions. While Alaska, NW Russia, Fennoscandia and Iceland are characterised bycities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, the NE part of Russia, Canada and the remaining parts of the North Atlantic region have no settlements of that size. The highest concentration of population in large settlements is in Iceland, followed by the Kola Peninsula and Alaska. In the regions without larger settlements the share of rural population is instead very high. The largest share of rural population is in Sakha and Nunavik, between 80 and 90%, but it is also very high in Nunavut, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Chukotka.
(No 02119)
Johanna Roto
National Statistical Institutions
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The map provides an overview of the role of different settlement sizes in the Arctic.
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