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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
Northwest TerritoriesTerritory41,69443,37243,64844,89145,605
Region 1 (Beaufort Delta)Region6,9297,0546,8636,7396,673
Region 2 (Sahtu)Region2,5472,5582,5002,5442,436
Region 3 (Tłicho)Region2,7622,8892,9202,9192,679
Region 4 (Dehcho)Region3,3283,4263,3733,3763,359
Region 5 (South Slave)Region6,9497,2377,3507,3566,821
Region 6 (Yellowknife)Region19,17920,20820,64221,95723,637
CanadaCountry31,358,41832,889,02534,714,22236,545,23638,929,902

Source: Statistics Canada (web).

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


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2022)
Males23,510
Females22,095
Age Groups (E 2022)
0-14 years8,783
15-64 years32,237
65+ years4,585
Age Distribution (E 2022)
90+ years75
80-89 years467
70-79 years1,965
60-69 years4,775
50-59 years6,451
40-49 years6,247
30-39 years7,178
20-29 years6,795
10-19 years5,866
0-9 years5,786
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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