Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Population change (in percentage), provinces and territories, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Population change (in percentage), provinces and territories, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016

• In 2016, the enumerated population of Northwest Territories was 41,786 which represents a change of 0.8% from 2011. This growth was lower than the national rate of 5.0%.
• In 2016, there were 14,981 private dwellings occupied in Northwest Territories in 2016 which represent a change of 1.9% from 2011. This growth was lower than the national rate of 5.6%.
• The land area of Northwest Territories is 1,143,793.86 square kilometres and the population density was 0.0 people per square kilometre.

Figure 1.2 Population in the last 135 years, Northwest Territories

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Population in the last 135 years, Northwest Territories

Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 135 years, Northwest Territories

Figure 1.3 Description Long description for Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 135 years, Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories – Census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs) and regions outside CMAs and CAs

Population rank and population change, 2011 to 2016 for CMAs or CAs in Northwest Territories

Population rank and population change, 2011 to 2016 for CMAs or CAs in Northwest Territories

CMA or CA name	Type	Population			Rank
		2016	2011	% change	Nat.	Prov.
Yellowknife Yellowknife - Census agglomeration	CA	19,569	19,234	1.7	111	1

Northwest Territories – Census subdivisions among those with 5,000-plus population

Table 2 Northwest Territories – Census subdivisions with population greater than 5000, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Yellowknife Census subdivision - Yellowknife, City	City	19,569	19,234	1.7