Nozhay-Yurt is a rural locality situated in the Chechen Republic of Russia. It serves as the administrative center of the Nozhay-Yurtovsky District.
According to census data, the population of the locality has shown growth over several decades. The population was recorded at 4,388 during the 1989 Soviet census, increasing to 5,062 in 2002, and reaching 6,744 by the 2010 census.