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
Northwest Territories	Territory	41,694	43,372	43,648	44,891	45,605
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)	Region	6,929	7,054	6,863	6,739	6,673	→
Region 2 (Sahtu)	Region	2,547	2,558	2,500	2,544	2,436	→
Region 3 (Tłicho)	Region	2,762	2,889	2,920	2,919	2,679	→
Region 4 (Dehcho)	Region	3,328	3,426	3,373	3,376	3,359	→
Region 5 (South Slave)	Region	6,949	7,237	7,350	7,356	6,821	→
Region 6 (Yellowknife)	Region	19,179	20,208	20,642	21,957	23,637	→
Canada	Country	31,358,418	32,889,025	34,714,222	36,545,236	38,929,902

Source: Statistics Canada (web).

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration. 2022 figures are based on the 2016 census.

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Gender (E 2022)
Males	23,510
Females	22,095

Age Groups (E 2022)
0-14 years	8,783
15-64 years	32,237
65+ years	4,585

Age Distribution (E 2022)
0-9 years	5,786
10-19 years	5,866
20-29 years	6,795
30-39 years	7,178
40-49 years	6,247
50-59 years	6,451
60-69 years	4,775
70-79 years	1,965
80-89 years	467
90+ years	75

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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