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 2023-07-01
Northwest Territories	Territory	41,698	43,396	43,624	44,656	44,972
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)	Region	6,903	7,033	6,850	6,726	6,525	→
Region 2 (Sahtu)	Region	2,505	2,498	2,444	2,504	2,505	→
Region 3 (Tłicho)	Region	2,644	2,836	2,867	2,920	2,908	→
Region 4 (Dehcho)	Region	3,418	3,379	3,343	3,299	3,194	→
Region 5 (South Slave)	Region	7,186	7,229	7,347	7,331	6,631	→
Region 6 (Yellowknife)	Region	19,042	20,421	20,773	21,876	23,209	→
Canada	Country	31,359,199	32,888,886	34,713,395	36,545,075	40,097,761

Source: Statistics Canada.

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

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Gender (E 2023)
Males	23,032
Females	21,940

Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years	10,295
18-64 years	29,946
65+ years	4,731

Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years	127
80-89 years	661
70-79 years	2,064
60-69 years	4,632
50-59 years	5,884
40-49 years	6,146
30-39 years	7,457
20-29 years	6,615
10-19 years	5,647
0-9 years	5,739

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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