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) 1981-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 1991-07-01 | 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) 2021-07-01 | |||
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Canada | CAN | Fed | Ottawa | 8,965,121 | 24,819,915 | 28,037,420 | 31,358,418 | 32,887,928 | 34,752,128 | 36,545,236 | 38,246,108 | |||
Northwest Territories | NWT | Terr | Yellowknife | 1,143,793 | ... | 38,724 | 41,694 | 43,374 | 43,639 | 44,891 | 45,504 | 114379300 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).
Contents: Places
The population of all places with more than 500 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Status | Native | Population Census (C) 1981-06-03 | Population Census (C) 1991-06-04 | 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) 2020-07-01 | Area | ||
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Aklavik | Ham | 721 | 800 | 684 | 640 | 674 | 606 | 593 | 1447 | → | ||
Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo) | Com | ... | 1,520 | 1,767 | 1,967 | 1,979 | 1,993 | 1,849 | 7517 | → | ||
Délı̨nę (Fort Franklin) | Com | ... | 550 | 600 | 540 | 512 | 559 | 558 | 7944 | → | ||
Fort Good Hope | Com | ... | 605 | 590 | 549 | 534 | 544 | 529 | 4725 | → | ||
Fort Liard | Ham | ... | 485 | 584 | 587 | 532 | 552 | 526 | 6838 | → | ||
Fort McPherson | Ham | 632 | 755 | 822 | 803 | 826 | 733 | 733 | 5339 | → | ||
Fort Providence | Ham | 605 | 645 | 814 | 768 | 775 | 733 | 734 | 25505 | → | ||
Fort Resolution | Ham | ... | 515 | 559 | 506 | 510 | 486 | 448 | 45522 | → | ||
Fort Simpson | Vill | 980 | 1,145 | 1,295 | 1,239 | 1,292 | 1,283 | 1,259 | 7832 | → | ||
Fort Smith | Town | 2,298 | 2,480 | 2,409 | 2,506 | 2,618 | 2,700 | 2,608 | 9279 | → | ||
Hay River | Town | 2,863 | 3,205 | 3,858 | 3,756 | 3,752 | 3,706 | 3,569 | 13315 | → | ||
Inuvik | Town | 3,147 | 3,205 | 3,333 | 3,678 | 3,464 | 3,440 | 3,440 | 6248 | → | ||
Norman Wells | Town | 420 | 630 | 755 | 813 | 781 | 810 | 792 | 8286 | → | ||
Tuktoyaktuk | Ham | 772 | 920 | 991 | 871 | 893 | 961 | 1,003 | 1400 | → | ||
Tulita (Fort Norman) | Ham | ... | 375 | 514 | 518 | 520 | 498 | 524 | 5212 | → | ||
Whatì (Lac La Martre) | Com | 345 | 395 | 507 | 480 | 508 | 493 | 476 | 5995 | → | ||
Yellowknife | City | 9,483 | 15,180 | 18,569 | 19,681 | 20,126 | 21,388 | 22,290 | 10547 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).