| Elanike arv (rahvastikuregistri andmed) | ||||||||
| Aasta | 01.01. 2008 | 01.01. 2009 | 01.01. 2010 | 01.01. 2011 | 01.01. 2012 | 01.01. 2013 | ||
Linn | ||||||||
| 1. | Tamsalu | 2559 | 2533 | 2478 | 2436 | 2389 | 2310 | |
Alevik | ||||||||
| 1. | Sääse | 484 | 489 | 452 | 428 | 418 | 425 | |
Külad | ||||||||
| 1. | Aavere | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| 2. | Alupere | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3. | Araski | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4. | Assamalla | 131 | 129 | 121 | 111 | 107 | 111 | |
| 5. | Järsi | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6. | Järvajõe | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 26 | |
| 7. | Kadapiku | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
| 8. | Kaeva | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
| 9. | Kerguta | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 10. | Koiduküla | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11. | Koplitaguse | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
| 12. | Kuie | 36 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 23 | |
| 13. | Kullenga | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 32 | |
| 14. | Kursi | 40 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 36 | |
| 15. | Lemmküla | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16. | Loksa | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | |
| 17. | Metskaevu | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
| 18. | Naistevälja | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | |
| 19. | Piisupi | 49 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 52 | |
| 20. | Porkuni | 198 | 189 | 187 | 183 | 178 | 171 | |
| 21. | Põdrangu | 82 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 80 | 72 | |
| 22. | Sauvälja | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | |
| 23. | Savalduma | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
| 24. | Türje | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 25. | Uudeküla | 108 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 94 | 98 | |
| 26. | Vadiküla | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
| 27. | Vajangu | 383 | 381 | 369 | 361 | 340 | 340 | |
| 28. | Vistla | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
| 39. | Võhmetu | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
| 30. | Võhmuta | 52 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | |
| KOV taseme aadressiga | 22 | 26 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 63 | ||
| Kokku: | 4469 | 4425 | 4348 | 4249 | 4149 | 4068 | ||