Northwest Territories

Territory in Canada

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2002-07-01	Population Estimate 2007-07-01	Population Estimate 2012-07-01	Population Estimate 2017-07-01	Population Estimate 2022-07-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Northwest Territories	Territory	41,698	43,396	43,624	44,656	44,634	44,731
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)	Region	6,903	7,033	6,850	6,726	6,533	6,383	→
Region 2 (Sahtu)	Region	2,505	2,498	2,444	2,504	2,544	2,439	→
Region 3 (Tłicho)	Region	2,644	2,836	2,867	2,920	2,867	2,929	→
Region 4 (Dehcho)	Region	3,418	3,379	3,343	3,299	3,173	3,135	→
Region 5 (South Slave)	Region	7,186	7,229	7,347	7,331	6,798	6,389	→
Region 6 (Yellowknife)	Region	19,042	20,421	20,773	21,876	22,719	23,456	→
Canada	Country	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	38,935,934	41,288,599

Source: Statistics Canada.

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	22,951
Females	21,780

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	9,981
18-64 years	29,745
65+ years	5,005

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	116
80-89 years	702
70-79 years	2,218
60-69 years	4,675
50-59 years	5,716
40-49 years	6,207
30-39 years	7,379
20-29 years	6,635
10-19 years	5,641
0-9 years	5,442

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada	35,575
America	485
Europe	830
Africa	855
Asia	2,550
Oceania	75

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English	30,795
French	1,130
Indigenous language	3,705
Other language	3,220
Multiple languages	1,705

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