In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada, Northern Sunrise County had a population of 1,711 living in 658 of its 765 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,921. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northern Sunrise County had a population of 1,891 living in 712 of its 798 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,791. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Northern Sunrise County's
2013 municipal census counted a population of 1,933, a change from its 2011 municipal census population of 2,133. A shadow population count also occurred at the same time as its 2013 municipal census, which counted an additional non-permanent population of 592 for a combined 2013 population of 2,525. == Government ==