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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
2022-07-01
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)Region6,9297,0546,8636,7396,673
AklavikHamlet684640674606708
Fort McPhersonHamlet822803826733759
InuvikTown3,3333,6783,4643,4403,214
PaulatukHamlet318325309282327
Region 1, UnorganizedUnorganized Area1415...
Sachs HarbourHamlet127126112109118
TsiigehtchicChartered Community205177150181205
TuktoyaktukHamlet9918718939611,058
Ulukhaktok (Holman)Hamlet427430434422499
Region 2 (Sahtu)Region2,5472,5582,5002,5442,436
Colville LakeSettlement113138153133161
Délı̨nęChartered Community600540512559633
Fort Good HopeChartered Community590549534544628
Norman WellsTown755813781810704
Region 2, UnorganizedUnorganized Area00000
TulitaHamlet514518520498543
Region 3 (Tłicho)Region2,7622,8892,9202,9192,679
Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo)Community1,7671,9671,9791,9932,057
Gamètì (Rae Lakes)Community287297290295277
Region 3, UnorganizedUnorganized Area00000
WekweètìCommunity136145143138140
WhatìCommunity507480508493553
Region 4 (Dehcho)Region3,3283,4263,3733,3763,359
Fort LiardHamlet584587532552523
Fort ProvidenceHamlet814768775733711
Fort SimpsonVillage1,2951,2391,2921,2831,230
Hay River Dene 1Indian Reserve298326305327341
Jean Marie RiverSettlement6280698292
KakisaSettlement4452453836
Nahanni ButteSettlement12111710193101
Region 4, UnorganizedUnorganized Area10362651...
Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake)Settlement7893939297
WrigleySettlement167128135125126
Region 5 (South Slave)Region6,9497,2377,3507,3566,821
EnterpriseHamlet77102107109121
Fort ResolutionHamlet559506510486556
Fort SmithTown2,4092,5062,6192,7002,607
Hay RiverTown3,8583,7563,7523,7063,796
Łutselk'eSettlement286315306322356
Region 5, UnorganizedUnorganized Area10435233...
RelianceSettlement29400
Salt Plains 195Indian Reserve00000
Region 6 (Yellowknife)Region19,17920,20820,64221,95723,637
DetahSettlement210251220238227
Region 6, UnorganizedUnorganized Area69276296331...
YellowknifeCity18,56919,68120,12621,38821,720
Northwest TerritoriesTerritory41,69443,37243,64844,89145,605

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)
Males20,845
Females20,225
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years8,475
15-64 years28,485
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