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Northwest Territories

Territory in Canada

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The population development in Northwest Territories as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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NameStatusPopulation
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 TerritoriesTerritory41,69843,39643,62444,65644,63444,731
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)Region6,9037,0336,8506,7266,5336,383
Region 2 (Sahtu)Region2,5052,4982,4442,5042,5442,439
Region 3 (Tłicho)Region2,6442,8362,8672,9202,8672,929
Region 4 (Dehcho)Region3,4183,3793,3433,2993,1733,135
Region 5 (South Slave)Region7,1867,2297,3477,3316,7986,389
Region 6 (Yellowknife)Region19,04220,42120,77321,87622,71923,456
CanadaCountry31,359,19932,888,88634,713,39536,545,07538,935,93441,288,599

Source: Statistics Canada.

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


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males22,951
Females21,780
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years9,981
18-64 years29,745
65+ years5,005
Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years116
80-89 years702
70-79 years2,218
60-69 years4,675
50-59 years5,716
40-49 years6,207
30-39 years7,379
20-29 years6,635
10-19 years5,641
0-9 years5,442
Country of Birth (C 2021)
Canada35,575
America485
Europe830
Africa855
Asia2,550
Oceania75
Mother Tongue (C 2021)
English30,795
French1,130
Indigenous language3,705
Other language3,220
Multiple languages1,705

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