The Nunavut Territory left the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999.
Territory
The population development of the Canadian Northwest Territories according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | NWT | Terr | Yellowknife | 1,127,712 | 41,698 | 43,396 | 43,624 | 44,656 | 44,631 | 45,950 | 112771200 | → |
| Canada | CAN | Fed | Ottawa | 8,788,703 | 31,359,199 | 32,888,886 | 34,713,395 | 36,545,075 | 38,950,132 | 41,651,653 | → |
- Statistics Canada.
Contents: Places
The population of all places with more than 500 inhabitants according to official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2025-01-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aklavik | Ham | 678 | 613 | 658 | 635 | 631 | 648 | 1229 | → |
| Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo) | Com | 1,818 | 1,984 | 2,026 | 1,995 | 1,983 | 2,017 | 7496 | → |
| Délı̨nę (Fort Franklin) | Com | 551 | 533 | 498 | 571 | 634 | 647 | 7939 | → |
| Fort Good Hope | Com | 600 | 566 | 537 | 560 | 565 | 584 | 4725 | → |
| Fort Liard | Ham | 599 | 586 | 565 | 550 | 489 | 501 | 6761 | → |
| Fort McPherson | Ham | 808 | 809 | 809 | 746 | 746 | 742 | 5383 | → |
| Fort Providence | Ham | 803 | 744 | 779 | 734 | 711 | 687 | 25549 | → |
| Fort Resolution | Ham | 575 | 507 | 476 | 514 | 527 | 523 | 45287 | → |
| Fort Simpson | Vill | 1,259 | 1,237 | 1,262 | 1,304 | 1,318 | 1,330 | 7788 | → |
| Fort Smith | Town | 2,366 | 2,506 | 2,580 | 2,715 | 2,518 | 2,484 | 9121 | → |
| Hay River | Town | 3,688 | 3,834 | 3,735 | 3,728 | 3,371 | 3,317 | 12240 | → |
| Inuvik | Town | 3,555 | 3,618 | 3,563 | 3,437 | 3,333 | 3,337 | 6268 | → |
| Norman Wells | Town | 744 | 821 | 764 | 828 | 751 | 745 | 8209 | → |
| Tuktoyaktuk | Ham | 985 | 898 | 895 | 971 | 1,016 | 1,026 | 1266 | → |
| Tulita (Fort Norman) | Ham | 509 | 522 | 497 | 528 | 529 | 529 | 5228 | → |
| Ulukhaktok (Holman) | Ham | 413 | 424 | 408 | 421 | 448 | 461 | 12071 | → |
| Whatì (Lac La Martre) | Com | 486 | 491 | 507 | 511 | 591 | 612 | 5833 | → |
| Yellowknife | City | 18,414 | 19,684 | 20,121 | 20,946 | 21,610 | 22,858 | 10337 | → |
- Statistics Canada.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 23,661 |
| Females | 22,289 |
| Age Groups (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 9,979 |
| 18-64 years | 30,707 |
| 65+ years | 5,264 |
| Age Distribution (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 118 |
| 80-89 years | 734 |
| 70-79 years | 2,354 |
| 60-69 years | 4,850 |
| 50-59 years | 5,636 |
| 40-49 years | 6,227 |
| 30-39 years | 7,736 |
| 20-29 years | 7,193 |
| 10-19 years | 5,718 |
| 0-9 years | 5,384 |
| Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Canada | 35,575 |
| America | 485 |
| Europe | 830 |
| Africa | 855 |
| Asia | 2,550 |
| Oceania | 75 |
| Mother Tongue (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| English | 30,795 |
| French | 1,130 |
| Indigenous language | 3,705 |
| Other language | 3,220 |
| Multiple languages | 1,705 |