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 2020-07-01
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)	Region	6,929	7,054	6,863	6,739	6,729	→
Aklavik	Hamlet	684	640	674	606	593	→
Fort McPherson	Hamlet	822	803	826	733	703	→
Inuvik	Town	3,333	3,678	3,464	3,440	3,339	→
Paulatuk	Hamlet	318	325	309	282	297	→
Region 1, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	1	4	1	5	5	→
Sachs Harbour	Hamlet	127	126	112	109	108	→
Tsiigehtchic	Chartered Community	205	177	150	181	178	→
Tuktoyaktuk	Hamlet	991	871	893	961	1,003	→
Ulukhaktok (Holman)	Hamlet	427	430	434	422	436	→
Region 2 (Sahtu)	Region	2,547	2,558	2,500	2,544	2,526	→
Colville Lake	Settlement	113	138	153	133	133	→
Délı̨nę	Chartered Community	600	540	512	559	558	→
Fort Good Hope	Chartered Community	590	549	534	544	529	→
Norman Wells	Town	755	813	781	810	792	→
Region 2, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	0	0	0	0	0	→
Tulita	Hamlet	514	518	520	498	524	→
Region 3 (Tłicho)	Region	2,762	2,889	2,920	2,919	2,707	→
Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo)	Community	1,767	1,967	1,979	1,993	1,849	→
Gamètì (Rae Lakes)	Community	287	297	290	295	261	→
Region 3, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	0	0	0	0	0	→
Wekweètì	Community	136	145	143	138	128	→
Whatì	Community	507	480	508	493	476	→
Region 4 (Dehcho)	Region	3,328	3,426	3,373	3,376	3,358	→
Fort Liard	Hamlet	584	587	532	552	526	→
Fort Providence	Hamlet	814	768	775	733	734	→
Fort Simpson	Village	1,295	1,239	1,292	1,283	1,259	→
Hay River Dene 1	Indian Reserve	298	326	305	327	327	→
Jean Marie River	Settlement	62	80	69	82	81	→
Kakisa	Settlement	44	52	45	38	38	→
Nahanni Butte	Settlement	121	117	101	93	93	→
Region 4, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	10	36	26	51	51	→
Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake)	Settlement	78	93	93	92	91	→
Wrigley	Settlement	167	128	135	125	125	→
Region 5 (South Slave)	Region	6,949	7,237	7,350	7,356	6,926	→
Enterprise	Hamlet	77	102	107	109	104	→
Fort Resolution	Hamlet	559	506	510	486	448	→
Fort Smith	Town	2,409	2,506	2,619	2,700	2,608	→
Hay River	Town	3,858	3,756	3,752	3,706	3,569	→
Łutselk'e	Settlement	286	315	306	322	287	→
Region 5, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	10	43	52	33	32	→
Reliance	Settlement	2	9	4	0	0	→
Salt Plains 195	Indian Reserve	0	0	0	0	0	→
Region 6 (Yellowknife)	Region	19,179	20,208	20,642	21,957	23,258	→
Detah	Settlement	210	251	220	238	245	→
Region 6, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	69	276	296	331	335	→
Yellowknife	City	18,569	19,681	20,126	21,388	22,290	→
Northwest Territories	Territory	41,694	43,372	43,648	44,891	45,504

Source: Statistics Canada (web).

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.

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