As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fort Chipewyan recorded a population of 852 living in 295 of its 372 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 847.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Fort Chipewyan had a population of 847 living in 302 of its 358 total dwellings, a 12% change from its 2006 population of 756.