Population Estimates By Community | NWT Bureau of Statistics

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 2025 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.

NWT Population by Community as of July 1, 2025

Persons

	2025
Northwest Territories – (TS5193)	45,950
Beaufort Delta Region – (TS6001)	6,870
Aklavik – (TS6007)	648
Fort McPherson – (TS6008)	742
Inuvik – (TS6009)	3,337
Paulatuk – (TS6010)	355
Sachs Harbour – (TS6011)	118
Tsiigehtchic – (TS6012)	183
Tuktoyaktuk – (TS6013)	1,026
Ulukhaktok – (TS6014)	461

	2025
Northwest Territories – (TS5193)	45,950
Dehcho Region – (TS6002)	3,234
Fort Liard – (TS6015)	501
Fort Providence – (TS6016)	687
Fort Simpson – (TS6017)	1,330
Hay River Reserve – (TS6018)	257
Jean Marie River – (TS6019)	68
Kakisa – (TS6020)	39
Nahanni Butte – (TS6021)	85
Sambaa K’e – (TS6022)	110
Wrigley – (TS6023)	135

	2025
Northwest Territories – (TS5193)	45,950
Sahtu Region – (TS6003)	2,659
Colville Lake – (TS6024)	154
Délı̨nę – (TS6025)	647
Fort Good Hope – (TS6026)	584
Norman Wells – (TS6027)	745
Tulita – (TS6028)	529

	2025
Northwest Territories – (TS5193)	45,950
South Slave Region – (TS6004)	6,791
Enterprise – (TS6029)	81
Fort Resolution – (TS6030)	523
Fort Smith – (TS6031)	2,484
Hay River – (TS6032)	3,317
Łutselkʼe – (TS6033)	315

	2025
Northwest Territories – (TS5193)	45,950
Tłı̨chǫ Region – (TS6005)	3,042
Behchokǫ̀ – (TS6034)	2,017
Gametı̀ – (TS6035)	283
Wekweètı̀ – (TS6036)	130
Whatı̀ – (TS6037)	612