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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.

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).

NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2002-07-01
Population
Estimate
2007-07-01
Population
Estimate
2012-07-01
Population
Estimate
2017-07-01
Population
Estimate
2023-07-01
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)Region6,9037,0336,8506,7266,525
AklavikHamlet678613658635667
Fort McPhersonHamlet808809809746775
InuvikTown3,5553,6183,5633,4363,383
PaulatukHamlet315309314295358
Region 1, UnorganizedUnorganized Area1415...
Sachs HarbourHamlet118123117111118
TsiigehtchicChartered Community213177150192192
TuktoyaktukHamlet9858988959711,058
Ulukhaktok (Holman)Hamlet413424408421471
Region 2 (Sahtu)Region2,5052,4982,4442,5042,505
Colville LakeSettlement118141155136154
Délı̨nęChartered Community551533498571666
Fort Good HopeChartered Community600566537560591
Norman WellsTown744821764828763
Region 2, UnorganizedUnorganized Area0000...
TulitaHamlet509522497527530
Region 3 (Tłicho)Region2,6442,8362,8672,9202,908
Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo)Community1,8181,9842,0261,9902,034
Gamètì (Rae Lakes)Community293289275301282
Region 3, UnorganizedUnorganized Area0000...
WekweètìCommunity142142142150122
WhatìCommunity486491507511621
Region 4 (Dehcho)Region3,4183,3793,3433,2993,194
Fort LiardHamlet599586565550515
Fort ProvidenceHamlet803744779734736
Fort SimpsonVillage1,2591,2371,2621,3031,335
Hay River Dene 1Indian Reserve293316311315274
Jean Marie RiverSettlement7477628469
KakisaSettlement4954454145
Nahanni ButteSettlement115116989487
Region 4, UnorganizedUnorganized Area10362651...
Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake)Settlement759310088108
WrigleySettlement175121145121135
Region 5 (South Slave)Region7,1867,2297,3477,3316,631
EnterpriseHamlet7410211511393
Fort ResolutionHamlet575507476514523
Fort SmithTown2,3662,5062,5802,7142,530
Hay RiverTown3,6883,8343,7353,7263,449
Łutselk'eSettlement391330312326344
Region 5, UnorganizedUnorganized Area10435233...
RelianceSettlement00000
Salt Plains 195Indian Reserve00000
Region 6 (Yellowknife)Region19,04220,42120,77321,87623,209
DetahSettlement219250218225211
Region 6, UnorganizedUnorganized Area69276296331...
YellowknifeCity18,41419,68420,12120,94821,362
Northwest TerritoriesTerritory41,69843,39643,62444,65644,972

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)
Males20,845
Females20,225
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years10,055
18-64 years26,905
65+ years4,105
Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years130
80-89 years510
70-79 years1,810
60-69 years4,015
50-59 years5,655
40-49 years5,600
30-39 years6,635
20-29 years5,705
10-19 years5,360
0-9 years5,650
Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada35,575
America485
Europe830
Africa855
Asia2,550
Oceania75
Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English30,795
French1,130
Indigenous language3,705
Other language3,220
Multiple languages1,705