Editing Yellowknife (section)

==Demographics==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Yellowknife had a population of {{val|20340|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|7519|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|7975|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:20340-19569}}|19569|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|19569|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|103.37|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|20340|103.37|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000261 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 18, 2022}}</ref>

As of the [[2016 Canadian Census|2016 Census]], there were 19,569&nbsp;people and 7,130 [[household]]s in the city. The population density was {{cvt|185.5|PD/sqkm}}. The 2016 Census found that 22.7% of residents identified as [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]].<ref name="2016census"/> In 2017, the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 20,834 with an average yearly growth rate of 0.6% from 2007.<ref name="comstat">[https://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Profile-PDF/Yellowknife.pdf Yellowknife – Statistical Profile] at the GNWT</ref>

In Yellowknife, the population is slightly younger at 34.6 than the average age for the rest of the NWT which is 34.9. However, the population is slightly disproportionate in terms of age distribution compared to the national average of 41.0.<ref name="2016census"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=61&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Canada [Country] and Northwest Territories [Territory] |author=Statistics Canada |author-link=Statistics Canada|year=2006|access-date=1 September 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of the 2016 figures, 13.9% of residents were 9 or under, 6.0% were from 10 to 14 years old, 13.1% were from 15 to 24, 34.1.2% were from 25 to 44, 22.0% were from 45 to 59, and 10.9% were 60 or older.<ref name="2016census"/>

In 2016, the average household size was 2.7 and the majority of the population with children had either one or two.<ref name="2016census"/> In 2015, the average [[income]] in the city was {{CAD|73,500,}} and the average income for a family was {{CAD|160,394,}} with 7.9% of all families earning less than $30,000.<ref name="comstat"/> [[Minimum wage]] in Yellowknife and the NWT is {{CAD|13.46}} (2018).<ref name="minwage">{{cite web|url=http://srv116.services.gc.ca/dimt-wid/sm-mw/rpt1.aspx?lang=eng#ftb2-ref |title=Current And Forthcoming Minimum Hourly Wage Rates For Experienced Adult Workers in Canada |publisher=services.gc.ca |access-date=1 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Average household expenditures were {{CAD|125,783}} in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsnwt.ca/prices-expenditures/household_expenditures|title=Household Expenditure – Results|publisher=NWT Bureau of Statistics|access-date=1 September 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2016, the [[unemployment|unemployment rate]] was at 5.9%; the employment rate for males was 80.1%, for females it was 75.2%.<ref name="comstat"/>

The [[crime statistics|crime rate]] in Yellowknife for 2016 was 46.7 (per 1,000&nbsp;persons) for [[violent crime]]s, and 167.2 (per 1,000 persons) for property crimes. There were 299 births and 62 deaths in 2014.<ref name="comstat"/>

[[File:Yellowknife City Hall 4.jpg|thumb|A [[totem pole]] at Yellowknife City Hall. According to the [[2021 Canadian Census|2021 Census]], [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous peoples]] make up 24.2 percent of residents in Yellowknife.]]
{{Historical populations
| title       = Federal census population history of Yellowknife
| type        = Canada
| align       = left
| cols        = 2
| width       =
| state       =
| shading     =
| percentages =
|1941|1410
|[[1951 Canadian census|1951]]|2724
|1956|3100
|1961|3245
|1966|3741
|1971|6122
|1976|8256
|1981|9483
|1986|11753
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]|15179
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|17275
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|16541
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|18736<!--Amended by StatCan. Was 18700.-->
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|19234
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|19569
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|20340
| footnote  = 
| source   = [[Statistics Canada]]<br/><ref name=2021census/><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=61 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Northwest Territories) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=8 February 2017 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1951census>{{cite book | url= https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS98-1951M-7.pdf | title=Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | volume=SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets) | date=31 March 1954 | accessdate=2 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1961census>{{cite book | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-539-1961.pdf | title=1961 Census of Canada | series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 | volume=I: Population | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961 | date=8 March 1963 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1971census>{{cite book | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-702-1971.pdf | title=1971 Census of Canada | series=Population | volume=Census Subdivisions (Historical) | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971 | date=July 1973 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-805-1976.pdf | title=1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=June 1977 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS94-905-1981.pdf | title=1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=May 1992 | accessdate=1 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=September 1987 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1992 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1997 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=61 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Northwest Territories) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=15 August 2012 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/corr/updatepages/cgen001-eng.cfm?lvl=H | title=2006 Census Corrections and updates | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=23 June 2009 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=61 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Northwest Territories) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=25 July 2021 | accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Historical populations
|align=none
|cols=2
|title=Annual population estimates
|2001|17759
|2002|18402
|2003|19198
|2004|19621
|2005|19640
|2006|19519
|2007|19672
|2008|19846
|2009|19725
|2010|19792
|2011|20063
|2012|20141
|2013|20270
|2014|20325
|2015|20561
|2016|20849
|2017|21052
|2018|21154
|2019|21183
|footnote= Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2008–2019),<ref name="comstat"/> NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001–2007)<ref name=brost>[https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/commtotals_2001-2017.xlsx Population Estimates By Community] from the GNWT</ref>
}}
{{clear}}

=== Immigration ===
The [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]] reported that [[Immigration to Canada|immigrants]] (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 3,260 persons or 16.4% of the total population of Yellowknife. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were Philippines (965 persons or 29.6%), India (200 persons or 6.1%), United Kingdom (195 persons or 6.0%), Vietnam (160 persons or 4.9%), United States of America (110 persons or 3.4%), Germany (95 persons or 2.9%), Zimbabwe (75 persons or 2.3%), South Africa (75 persons or 2.3%), China (75 persons or 2.3%), Bangladesh (65 persons or 2.0%), Somalia (65 persons or 2.0%), and Pakistan (65 persons or 2.0%).<ref name="2021censusB"/>

Yellowknife is home to 695 recent immigrants (arriving between 2011 and 2016) who now make up 3.7% of the population. Of the recent immigrants 70.5% came from Asia; 15.1% from Africa and 7.2% from both the Americas and Europe. Of the recent immigrants 40.0% came from the Philippines, while 10.8% came from several African countries,<ref>Countries not included in this figure are Algeria, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, and Tunisia.</ref> 5.8% each from India, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, 4.3% from each of Japan and South Korea and 2.2% from Israel.<ref name="2016census"/>

=== Ethnicity ===
As of 2021, Yellowknife has a slight [[European Canadians|European]] majority with a population of 11,110 (55.8% of total). The total [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous peoples]] population is 4,810 representing 24.2% of the population (14.6% [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]], 5.3% [[Métis]], 3.5% [[Inuit]], and 0.8% gave other Indigenous response). Other ethnic groups include [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] with 1,375 residents (6.9% of total), [[Black Canadians|Black]] with 875 residents (4.4% of total), and [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] with 615 residents (3.1% of total) with a total [[visible minority]] population of 3,990 (20.0% of total).<ref name="2021censusB"/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Yellowknife (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5935010&Geo2=CD&Code2=5935&SearchText=kelowna&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5935010&Data=Count&SearchText=kelowna&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5935010&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=kelowna&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5935010&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=kelowna&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 11,110
| {{Percentage | 11110 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 11,595
| {{Percentage | 11595 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 11,830
| {{Percentage | 11830 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 12,575
| {{Percentage | 12575 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 11,570
| {{Percentage | 11570 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 4,810
| {{Percentage | 4810 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 4,460
| {{Percentage | 4460 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 4,780
| {{Percentage | 4780 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 4,105
| {{Percentage | 4105 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 3,640
| {{Percentage | 3640 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 1,645
| {{Percentage | 1645 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 1,290
| {{Percentage | 1290 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 950
| {{Percentage | 950 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 915
| {{Percentage | 915 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 555
| {{Percentage | 555 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 875
| {{Percentage | 875 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 610
| {{Percentage | 610 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 465
| {{Percentage | 465 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 310
| {{Percentage | 310 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 140
| {{Percentage | 140 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 615
| {{Percentage | 615 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 510
| {{Percentage | 510 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 125
| {{Percentage | 125 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 135
| {{Percentage | 135 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 140
| {{Percentage | 140 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 385
| {{Percentage | 385 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 450
| {{Percentage | 450 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 375
| {{Percentage | 375 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 260
| {{Percentage | 260 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 250
| {{Percentage | 250 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 215
| {{Percentage | 215 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 110
| {{Percentage | 110 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 130
| {{Percentage | 130 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 60
| {{Percentage | 60 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 90
| {{Percentage | 90 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 110
| {{Percentage | 110 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 85
| {{Percentage | 85 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 70
| {{Percentage | 70 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 50
| {{Percentage | 50 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 155
| {{Percentage | 155 | 19910 | 2 }}
| 165
| {{Percentage | 165 | 19285 | 2 }}
| 100
| {{Percentage | 100 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 60
| {{Percentage | 60 | 18510 | 2 }}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 16450 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 19,910
! {{Percentage | 19910 | 20340 | 2 }}
! 19,285
! {{Percentage | 19285 | 19569 | 2 }}
! 18,830
! {{Percentage | 18830 | 19234 | 2 }}
! 18,510
! {{Percentage | 18510 | 18700 | 2 }}
! 16,450
! {{Percentage | 16450 | 16541 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 20,340
! {{Percentage | 20340 | 20340 | 2 }}
! 19,569
! {{Percentage | 19569 | 19569 | 2 }}
! 19,234
! {{Percentage | 19234 | 19234 | 2 }}
! 18,700
! {{Percentage | 18700 | 18700 | 2 }}
! 16,541
! {{Percentage | 16541 | 16541 | 2 }}
|}
*Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

=== Language ===
English was the [[First language|mother tongue]] of 80.0% of residents and 3.2% spoke French. Of the nine [[official language]]s of the Northwest Territories 0.4% spoke [[Chipewyan language|Chipewyan]] (Dene); 0.1% spoke a [[Cree language]]; 0.1% spoke [[Gwich’in language|Gwich’in]]; 0.4% spoke [[Inuktitut]]; 0.1% spoke [[Inuinnaqtun]] or [[Inuvialuktun]]; 0.6% spoke [[Slavey language|North or South Slavey]] and 1.2% spoke [[Dogrib language|Tłı̨chǫ]] (Dogrib). In total 3.0% of the population said that an Indigenous language was their mother tongue.<ref name="2016census"/><ref name="lang">[http://www.nwtlanguagescommissioner.ca/nwt-official-languages/ Northwest Territories Official Languages Act, 1988] (as amended 1988, 1991–1992, 2003)</ref>

Not including the 11 official languages<ref name="lang"/> there are over 70 different languages that Yellowknifers stated were their mother tongue. These include [[Indo-European languages]] (4.2%); [[Austronesian languages]] (3.9%); [[Indo-Iranian languages]] and [[Germanic languages]] (1.1% each); [[Sino-Tibetan languages]] and [[Varieties of Chinese|Chinese languages]] and [[Indo-Aryan languages]] (1.0% each). The five main individual languages are [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (3.2%); [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] (0.8%); German (0.6%); [[Cantonese]] and Spanish (0.5% each).<ref name="2016census"/>

=== Religion ===
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Yellowknife included:<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00056106023&SearchText=yellowknife |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (9,705 persons or 48.7%)
*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (8,840 persons or 44.4%)
*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (610 persons or 3.1%)
*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (225 persons or 1.1%)
*[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (130 persons or 0.7%)
*[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (105 persons or 0.5%)
*[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous Spirituality]] (100 persons or 0.5%)
*[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (35 persons or 0.2%)
*Other (165 persons or 0.8%)

In the [[2001 Canadian Census|2001 Census]] almost 73% of residents identified as [[Christians|Christian]] while 24% said they had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations [[Statistics Canada]] found that 36% of residents identified as [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]], 11% as [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], 10% for the [[United Church of Canada|United Church]], about 2% each as [[Baptists]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], and [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]], and more than 1% for [[The Salvation Army]].<ref name=relig>{{cite web |title = Yellowknife |work = Religion (95A), Age Groups (7A) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas 1 and Census Agglomerations, 1991 and 2001 Censuses – 20% Sample Data |publisher = Statistics Canada |date = 1 March 2007 |url = https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=55822&PRID=0&PTYPE=55430,53293,55440,55496,71090&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2001&THEME=56&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date = 2 September 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> There were also 135 [[Buddhism|Buddhists]], 125&nbsp;Muslims, and 15&nbsp;Jews.<ref name=relig/>