The Nunavut Territory left the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999.
Territory
The population development of the Canadian Northwest Territories according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2023-07-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | NWT | Terr | Yellowknife | 1,127,712 | 41,698 | 43,396 | 43,624 | 44,656 | 44,972 | 112771200 | → |
| Canada | CAN | Fed | Ottawa | 8,788,703 | 31,359,199 | 32,888,886 | 34,713,395 | 36,545,075 | 40,097,761 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).
Contents: Places
The population of all places with more than 500 inhabitants according to official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Estimate (E) 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2023-07-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aklavik | Ham | 678 | 613 | 658 | 635 | 667 | 1229 | → |
| Behchokǫ̀ (Rae-Edzo) | Com | 1,818 | 1,984 | 2,026 | 1,990 | 2,034 | 7496 | → |
| Délı̨nę (Fort Franklin) | Com | 551 | 533 | 498 | 571 | 666 | 7939 | → |
| Fort Good Hope | Com | 600 | 566 | 537 | 560 | 591 | 4725 | → |
| Fort Liard | Ham | 599 | 586 | 565 | 550 | 515 | 6761 | → |
| Fort McPherson | Ham | 808 | 809 | 809 | 746 | 775 | 5383 | → |
| Fort Providence | Ham | 803 | 744 | 779 | 734 | 736 | 25549 | → |
| Fort Resolution | Ham | 575 | 507 | 476 | 514 | 523 | 45287 | → |
| Fort Simpson | Vill | 1,259 | 1,237 | 1,262 | 1,303 | 1,335 | 7788 | → |
| Fort Smith | Town | 2,366 | 2,506 | 2,580 | 2,714 | 2,530 | 9121 | → |
| Hay River | Town | 3,688 | 3,834 | 3,735 | 3,726 | 3,449 | 12240 | → |
| Inuvik | Town | 3,555 | 3,618 | 3,563 | 3,436 | 3,383 | 6268 | → |
| Norman Wells | Town | 744 | 821 | 764 | 828 | 763 | 8209 | → |
| Tuktoyaktuk | Ham | 985 | 898 | 895 | 971 | 1,058 | 1266 | → |
| Tulita (Fort Norman) | Ham | 509 | 522 | 497 | 527 | 530 | 5228 | → |
| Ulukhaktok (Holman) | Ham | 413 | 424 | 408 | 421 | 471 | 12071 | → |
| Whatì (Lac La Martre) | Com | 486 | 491 | 507 | 511 | 621 | 5833 | → |
| Yellowknife | City | 18,414 | 19,684 | 20,121 | 20,948 | 21,362 | 10337 | → |
- Statistics Canada (web).