Canada: Northwest Territories

Contents: Regions and Municipal Units

The population of the regions and municipal units (cities, towns, settlements, etc.) of the Northwest Territories according to census results.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, mother tongue).

Name	Status	Population Census 1996-05-14	Population Census 2001-05-15	Population Census 2006-05-16	Population Census 2011-05-10	Population Census 2016-05-10
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)	Region	...	...	6,718	6,712	6,372	→
Aklavik	Hamlet	727	632	594	633	590	→
Fort McPherson	Hamlet	878	761	776	792	700	→
Inuvik	Town	3,296	...	3,484	3,463	3,243	→
Paulatuk	Hamlet	277	286	294	313	265	→
Region 1, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	...	...	5	0	5	→
Sachs Harbour	Hamlet	135	114	122	112	103	→
Tsiigehtchic	Chartered Community	162	195	175	143	172	→
Tuktoyaktuk	Hamlet	943	930	870	854	898	→
Ulukhaktok (Holman)	Hamlet	423	398	398	402	396	→
Region 2 (Sahtu)	Region	...	...	2,474	2,341	2,433	→
Colville Lake	Settlement	90	102	126	149	129	→
Délı̨nę	Chartered Community	616	536	525	472	533	→
Fort Good Hope	Chartered Community	644	549	557	515	516	→
Norman Wells	Town	798	...	761	727	778	→
Region 2, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	...	...	0	0	0	→
Tulita	Hamlet	450	473	505	478	477	→
Region 3 (Tłicho)	Region	...	...	2,774	2,812	2,751	→
Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo)	Community	1,662	1,552	1,894	1,926	1,874	→
Gamètì (Rae Lakes)	Community	256	274	283	253	278	→
Region 3, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	...	...	0	0	0	→
Wekweètì	Community	135	131	137	141	129	→
Whatì	Community	418	453	460	492	470	→
Region 4 (Dehcho)	Region	...	...	3,330	3,256	3,160	→
Fort Liard	Hamlet	512	530	583	536	500	→
Fort Providence	Hamlet	748	753	727	734	695	→
Fort Simpson	Village	1,257	1,163	1,216	1,238	1,202	→
Hay River Dene 1	Indian Reserve	253	269	309	292	309	→
Jean Marie River	Settlement	53	50	81	64	77	→
Kakisa	Settlement	36	40	52	45	36	→
Nahanni Butte	Settlement	75	107	115	102	87	→
Region 4, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	...	...	39	20	47	→
Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake)	Settlement	68	70	86	92	88	→
Wrigley	Settlement	167	165	122	133	119	→
Region 5 (South Slave)	Region	...	...	...	6,616	6,980	→
Enterprise	Hamlet	86	...	97	99	106	→
Fort Resolution	Hamlet	536	525	484	474	470	→
Fort Smith	Town	2,441	2,185	2,364	2,496	2,542	→
Hay River	Town	3,611	3,510	3,648	3,606	3,528	→
Łutselk'e	Settlement	304	...	318	295	303	→
Region 5, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	...	...	37	56	31	→
Reliance	Settlement	2	0	10	5	0	→
Salt Plains 195	Indian Reserve	11	0	0	0	0	→
Region 6 (Yellowknife)	Region	...	...	...	19,725	20,090	→
Detah	Settlement	190	182	247	210	219	→
Region 6, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	...	...	263	281	302	→
Yellowknife	City	17,275	...	18,700	19,234	19,569	→
Northwest Territories	Territory	39,672	37,360	41,464	41,462	41,786

Source: Statistics Canada (web).

Explanation: Census divisions and municipal units in the boundaries of 2016.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2016)
Males	21,275
Females	20,505

Age Groups (C 2016)
0-17 years	10,495
18-64 years	28,070
65+ years	3,220

Age Distribution (C 2016)
0-9 years	6,135
10-19 years	5,450
20-29 years	6,535
30-39 years	6,605
40-49 years	5,710
50-59 years	6,025
60-69 years	3,520
70-79 years	1,290
80+ years	525

Country of Birth (C 2016)
Canada	37,035
America	540
Europe	880
Africa	535
Asia	2,095
Oceania	50

Mother Tongue (C 2016)
English	32,050
French	1,180
Aboriginal language	4,725
Other language	3,010
Multiple languages	820