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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 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.
Detailed estimates by the various characteristics found below can be downloaded directly in Excel worksheets.
Population Estimates by Community and Region as of July 1, 2025
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| Northwest Territories |
45,950 |
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| Beaufort Delta Region |
6,870 |
| Aklavik |
648 |
| Fort McPherson |
742 |
| Inuvik |
3,337 |
| Paulatuk |
355 |
| Sachs Harbour |
118 |
| Tsiigehtchic |
183 |
| Tuktoyaktuk |
1,026 |
| Ulukhaktok |
461 |
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| Dehcho Region |
3,234 |
| Fort Liard |
501 |
| Fort Providence |
687 |
| Fort Simpson |
1,330 |
| Hay River Dene Reserve |
257 |
| Jean Marie River |
68 |
| Kakisa |
39 |
| Nahanni Butte |
85 |
| Sambaa K'e |
110 |
| Wrigley |
135 |
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| Sahtu Region |
2,659 |
| Colville Lake |
154 |
| Délı̨nę |
647 |
| Fort Good Hope |
584 |
| Norman Wells |
745 |
| Tulita |
529 |
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| South Slave Region |
6,791 |
| Enterprise |
81 |
| Fort Resolution |
523 |
| Fort Smith |
2,484 |
| Hay River |
3,317 |
| Łutselk’e |
315 |
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| Tłįchǫ Region |
3,042 |
| Behchokǫ̀ |
2,017 |
| Gamètı̀ |
283 |
| Wekweètı̀ |
130 |
| Whatı̀ |
612 |
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| Yellowknife Region |
23,354 |
| Dettah |
213 |
| Yellowknife |
22,858 |
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*Please note that population estimates for unorganized areas are suppressed but included in territorial and regional totals.
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