Total Population
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 265 |
| 2002 | 275 |
| 2001 | 280 |
| 2000 | 287 |
| 1999 | 294 |
| 1998 | 292 |
| 1997 | 302 |
| 1996 | 286 |
| 1995 | 270 |
| 1994 | 261 |
| 1993 | 272 |
Age Distribution
The population of Old Crow was approximately 265 in 2003. The population varied between 260 and 300 through the past decade.
Old Crow is predominantly a First Nations community. About 90 percent of the population is made up of members of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
Predictably in a traditional community, most residents have lived in the area for a long time. However, many young people and adults leave for a time to pursue education or to look for work. The 2001 Census indicated that over 75 percent of Old Crow's population had lived in the community for at least five years. About 11 percent of people living in Old Crow in 2001 had come to Old Crow from outside of the Yukon, lower than the 14 percent for the overall Yukon population.
The age distribution of the Old Crow population is now fairly close to that of the Yukon as a whole. There are proportionately a few more children in the community, with 23 percent of the population aged 14 or under. This compares with 20 percent in the Yukon overall. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 14 percent of the total, the same as the Yukon average. Proportionately more people are over 65 years of age: 10 percent of Old Crow residents, compared to 7 percent Yukon-wide.
Working-age adults, those aged 25 to 64, make up a lower proportion of the total population than the Yukon average. This gap in the population reflects the lack of market work in Old Crow and a pattern of adults leaving the community, at least for a time, in order to find work.
As in the Yukon as a whole, 50 percent of the population is female.
