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
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)	Region	6,929	7,054	6,863	6,739	6,673	→
Aklavik	Hamlet	684	640	674	606	708	→
Fort McPherson	Hamlet	822	803	826	733	759	→
Inuvik	Town	3,333	3,678	3,464	3,440	3,214	→
Paulatuk	Hamlet	318	325	309	282	327	→
Region 1, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	1	4	1	5	...	→
Sachs Harbour	Hamlet	127	126	112	109	118	→
Tsiigehtchic	Chartered Community	205	177	150	181	205	→
Tuktoyaktuk	Hamlet	991	871	893	961	1,058	→
Ulukhaktok (Holman)	Hamlet	427	430	434	422	499	→
Region 2 (Sahtu)	Region	2,547	2,558	2,500	2,544	2,436	→
Colville Lake	Settlement	113	138	153	133	161	→
Délı̨nę	Chartered Community	600	540	512	559	633	→
Fort Good Hope	Chartered Community	590	549	534	544	628	→
Norman Wells	Town	755	813	781	810	704	→
Region 2, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	0	0	0	0	0	→
Tulita	Hamlet	514	518	520	498	543	→
Region 3 (Tłicho)	Region	2,762	2,889	2,920	2,919	2,679	→
Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo)	Community	1,767	1,967	1,979	1,993	2,057	→
Gamètì (Rae Lakes)	Community	287	297	290	295	277	→
Region 3, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	0	0	0	0	0	→
Wekweètì	Community	136	145	143	138	140	→
Whatì	Community	507	480	508	493	553	→
Region 4 (Dehcho)	Region	3,328	3,426	3,373	3,376	3,359	→
Fort Liard	Hamlet	584	587	532	552	523	→
Fort Providence	Hamlet	814	768	775	733	711	→
Fort Simpson	Village	1,295	1,239	1,292	1,283	1,230	→
Hay River Dene 1	Indian Reserve	298	326	305	327	341	→
Jean Marie River	Settlement	62	80	69	82	92	→
Kakisa	Settlement	44	52	45	38	36	→
Nahanni Butte	Settlement	121	117	101	93	101	→
Region 4, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	10	36	26	51	...	→
Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake)	Settlement	78	93	93	92	97	→
Wrigley	Settlement	167	128	135	125	126	→
Region 5 (South Slave)	Region	6,949	7,237	7,350	7,356	6,821	→
Enterprise	Hamlet	77	102	107	109	121	→
Fort Resolution	Hamlet	559	506	510	486	556	→
Fort Smith	Town	2,409	2,506	2,619	2,700	2,607	→
Hay River	Town	3,858	3,756	3,752	3,706	3,796	→
Łutselk'e	Settlement	286	315	306	322	356	→
Region 5, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	10	43	52	33	...	→
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	23,637	→
Detah	Settlement	210	251	220	238	227	→
Region 6, Unorganized	Unorganized Area	69	276	296	331	...	→
Yellowknife	City	18,569	19,681	20,126	21,388	21,720	→
Northwest Territories	Territory	41,694	43,372	43,648	44,891	45,605

Source: Statistics Canada (web).

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration. 2022 figures are based on the 2016 census. The population figures of municipal units differ from the total population due to methodological differences.

Further information about the population structure:

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

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years	8,475
15-64 years	28,485
65+ years	4,105

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

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