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 2025-07-01
Northwest Territories	Territory	41,698	43,396	43,624	44,656	44,631	45,950
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)	Region	6,903	7,033	6,850	6,726	6,532	6,364	→
Region 2 (Sahtu)	Region	2,505	2,498	2,444	2,504	2,530	2,505	→
Region 3 (Tłicho)	Region	2,644	2,836	2,867	2,920	2,861	3,016	→
Region 4 (Dehcho)	Region	3,418	3,379	3,343	3,299	3,179	3,177	→
Region 5 (South Slave)	Region	7,186	7,229	7,347	7,331	6,792	6,378	→
Region 6 (Yellowknife)	Region	19,042	20,421	20,773	21,876	22,737	24,510	→
Canada	Country	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	38,950,132	41,651,653

Source: Statistics Canada.

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

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	23,661
Females	22,289

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	9,979
18-64 years	30,707
65+ years	5,264

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	118
80-89 years	734
70-79 years	2,354
60-69 years	4,850
50-59 years	5,636
40-49 years	6,227
30-39 years	7,736
20-29 years	7,193
10-19 years	5,718
0-9 years	5,384

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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