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 official estimates.

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2002-07-01	Population Estimate 2007-07-01	Population Estimate 2012-07-01	Population Estimate 2017-07-01	Population Estimate 2022-07-01	Population Estimate 2025-07-01
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)	Region	6,903	7,033	6,850	6,726	6,533	6,364	→
Aklavik	Hamlet	678	613	658	635	631	648	→
Fort McPherson	Hamlet	808	809	809	746	745	742	→
Inuvik	Town	3,555	3,618	3,563	3,437	3,330	3,337	→
Paulatuk	Hamlet	315	309	314	295	346	355	→
Region 1, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	1	4	1	5	...	...	→
Sachs Harbour	Hamlet	118	123	117	111	110	118	→
Tsiigehtchic	Chartered Community	213	177	150	192	180	183	→
Tuktoyaktuk	Hamlet	985	898	895	971	1,019	1,026	→
Ulukhaktok (Holman)	Hamlet	413	424	408	421	448	461	→
Region 2 (Sahtu)	Region	2,505	2,498	2,444	2,504	2,544	2,505	→
Colville Lake	Settlement	118	141	155	136	149	154	→
Délı̨nę	Chartered Community	551	533	498	571	633	647	→
Fort Good Hope	Chartered Community	600	566	537	560	565	584	→
Norman Wells	Town	744	821	764	828	751	745	→
Region 2, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	0	0	0	0	...	...	→
Tulita	Hamlet	509	522	497	528	529	529	→
Region 3 (Tłicho)	Region	2,644	2,836	2,867	2,920	2,867	3,016	→
Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo)	Community	1,818	1,984	2,026	1,995	1,982	2,017	→
Gamètì (Rae Lakes)	Community	293	289	275	301	260	283	→
Region 3, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	0	0	0	0	...	...	→
Wekweètì	Community	142	142	142	140	116	130	→
Whatì	Community	486	491	507	511	590	612	→
Region 4 (Dehcho)	Region	3,418	3,379	3,343	3,299	3,173	3,177	→
Fort Liard	Hamlet	599	586	565	550	489	501	→
Fort Providence	Hamlet	803	744	779	734	710	687	→
Fort Simpson	Village	1,259	1,237	1,262	1,304	1,319	1,330	→
Hay River Dene 1	Indian Reserve	293	316	311	315	265	257	→
Jean Marie River	Settlement	74	77	62	84	66	68	→
Kakisa	Settlement	49	54	45	41	43	39	→
Nahanni Butte	Settlement	115	116	98	94	87	85	→
Region 4, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	10	36	26	51	...	...	→
Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake)	Settlement	75	93	100	88	100	110	→
Wrigley	Settlement	175	121	145	121	129	135	→
Region 5 (South Slave)	Region	7,186	7,229	7,347	7,331	6,798	6,378	→
Enterprise	Hamlet	74	102	115	113	95	81	→
Fort Resolution	Hamlet	575	507	476	514	527	523	→
Fort Smith	Town	2,366	2,506	2,580	2,715	2,520	2,484	→
Hay River	Town	3,688	3,834	3,735	3,728	3,368	3,317	→
Łutselk'e	Settlement	391	330	312	326	316	315	→
Region 5, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	10	43	52	33	...	...	→
Reliance	Settlement	0	0	0	0	0	0	→
Salt Plains 195	Indian Reserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	→
Region 6 (Yellowknife)	Region	19,042	20,421	20,773	21,876	22,719	24,510	→
Dettah	Settlement	219	250	218	225	210	213	→
Region 6, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	69	276	296	331	...	...	→
Yellowknife	City	18,414	19,684	20,121	20,946	21,616	22,858	→
Northwest Territories	Territory	41,698	43,396	43,624	44,656	44,634	45,950

Source: Statistics Canada.

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration. The population figures of municipal units differ from the total and region population due to methodological differences.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	20,845
Females	20,225

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	10,055
18-64 years	26,905
65+ years	4,105

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	130
80-89 years	510
70-79 years	1,810
60-69 years	4,015
50-59 years	5,655
40-49 years	5,600
30-39 years	6,635
20-29 years	5,705
10-19 years	5,360
0-9 years	5,650

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