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Population Estimates By Community


The Bureau of Statistics annually calculates July 1 population estimates for every community in the Northwest Territories. The most recent estimates cover the 2001 to 2020 period by gender, age group and ethnicity. The estimates are calculated by allocating the demographic components of growth, down to a community level using information from a variety of sources.

Detailed estimates by the various characteristics found below can be downloaded directly in Excel worksheets.

 

Population Estimates by Community and Region As At July 1, 2022


     
    2022
     
     
    2022

    Northwest Territories 45,605
     
    Beaufort Delta Region 6,888
    Aklavik 708
    Fort McPherson 759
    Inuvik 3,214
    Paulatuk 327
    Sachs Harbour 118
    Tsiigehtchic 205
    Tuktoyaktuk 1,058
    Ulukhaktok 499
     
    Dehcho Region 3,316
    Fort Liard 523
    Fort Providence 711
    Fort Simpson 1,230
    Hay River Dene Reserve 341
    Jean Marie River 92
    Kakisa 36
    Nahanni Butte 101
    Sambaa K'e 97
    Wrigley 126
     
    Sahtu Region 2,669
    Colville Lake 161
    Délı̨nę 633
    Fort Good Hope 628
    Norman Wells 704
    Tulita 543
     
    South Slave Region 7,462
    Enterprise 121
    Fort Resolution 556
    Fort Smith 2,607
    Hay River 3,796
    Łutselk’e 356
     
    Tłįchǫ Region 3,027
    Behchokǫ̀ 2,057
    Gamètı̀ 277
    Wekweètı̀ 140
    Whatı̀ 553
     
    Yellowknife Region 22,243
    Dettah 227
    Yellowknife 21,720

    *Please note that population estimates for unorganized areas are suppressed but included in territorial and regional totals.
 
 
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