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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 2023 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, 2024


     
    2024
     
     
    2024

    Northwest Territories 44,731
     
    Beaufort Delta Region 6,800
    Aklavik 644
    Fort McPherson 745
    Inuvik 3,282
    Paulatuk 360
    Sachs Harbour 111
    Tsiigehtchic 179
    Tuktoyaktuk 1,024
    Ulukhaktok 455
     
    Dehcho Region 3,223
    Fort Liard 485
    Fort Providence 705
    Fort Simpson 1,313
    Hay River Dene Reserve 264
    Jean Marie River 66
    Kakisa 38
    Nahanni Butte 87
    Sambaa K'e 112
    Wrigley 131
     
    Sahtu Region 2,585
    Colville Lake 156
    Délı̨nę 640
    Fort Good Hope 565
    Norman Wells 698
    Tulita 526
     
    South Slave Region 6,801
    Enterprise 91
    Fort Resolution 503
    Fort Smith 2,459
    Hay River 3,349
    Łutselk’e 328
     
    Tłįchǫ Region 3,025
    Behchokǫ̀ 1,998
    Gamètı̀ 286
    Wekweètı̀ 128
    Whatı̀ 613
     
    Yellowknife Region 22,297
    Dettah 213
    Yellowknife 21,788

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