Population Estimates
Each quarter, the Bureau of Statistics publishes Northwest Territories population estimates based on figures provided by Statistics Canada. These NewStats releases include information on components of population change for the Northwest Territories (births, deaths, and migration) along with population figures for Canada, the Provinces and Territories.
NWT Population
Persons
| Year | Quarter | Northwest Territories (V6) |
% Change from Prev Period | % Change from Prev Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Q3 | 45,904 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Q2 | 46,071 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Q1 | 46,046 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
| 2025 | Q4 | 46,038 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Q3 | 46,031 | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| Q2 | 45,892 | 0.4 | 1.9 | |
| Q1 | 45,700 | 0.4 | 2.2 | |
| 2024 | Q4 | 45,526 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Annual Data | ||||
| 2026 | 45,904 | -0.3 | ||
| 2025 | 46,031 | 1.7 | ||
| 2024 | 45,274 | 1.5 | ||
| 2023 | 44,611 | 0.0 | ||
| 2022 | 44,626 | 0.1 | ||
| 2021 | 44,579 | 0.2 | ||
| 2020 | 44,504 | 0.1 | ||
| 2019 | 44,442 | -0.2 | ||
| 2018 | 44,536 | -0.3 | ||
| 2017 | 44,656 | 0.1 | ||
| Year | Quarter | Births (V67) |
NWT Deaths (V82) |
Total Net Migration (TS951) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2 | 125 | 86 | .. |
| Q1 | 122 | 82 | .. | |
| 2025 | Q4 | 114 | 84 | .. |
| Q3 | 100 | 81 | .. | |
| Q2 | 124 | 84 | .. | |
| Q1 | 120 | 79 | .. | |
| 2024 | Q4 | 123 | 82 | 101 |
| Annual Data | ||||
| 2025 | 458 | 328 | ||
| 2024 | 503 | 320 | 422 | |
| 2023 | 482 | 273 | -102 | |
| 2022 | 508 | 312 | -496 | |
| 2021 | 555 | 304 | 155 | |
| 2020 | 569 | 282 | -159 | |
| 2019 | 583 | 226 | -270 | |
| 2018 | 625 | 239 | -212 | |
| 2017 | 616 | 241 | 113 | |
| 2016 | 646 | 237 | -308 | |
| 2015 | -77 | |||
Quarterly NWT Population Estimates
On July 1, 2026, Statistics Canada estimated that 45,904 people were living in the Northwest Territories, a decrease of 127 people from one year ago.
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