Inuktut in Nunavut: Results from the 2021 Census

Release date: May 7, 2025
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Description: Inuktut in Nunavut: Results from the 2021 Census

InuktutNote 1 is an Indigenous language spoken in Nunavut and most of its speakers are Inuit.

In 2021, a higher proportion of Inuit knew English than Inuktut Table summary
The information is grouped by Inuit identity (appearing as row headers), KnowledgeNote 2 of language, Inuktut and English, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Inuit identity KnowledgeNote 2 of language
Inuktut English
percent
Total 70 94
Inuit 81 93
Non-Inuit 9 99
Younger Inuit were less likely to know Inuktut or report it as a mother tongue Table summary
The information is grouped by Age group (appearing as row headers), Knowledge of Inuktut and Inuktut mother tongueNote 2, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age group Knowledge of Inuktut Inuktut mother tongueNote 3
percent
0 to 14 years 74 66
15 to 24 years 77 69
25 to 39 years 83 74
40 to 54 years 91 83
55 years and older 96 91
At home, Inuktut was the most common language spoken predominantly by Inuit, while at work, it was English Table summary
The information is grouped by Language (appearing as row headers), Language spoken most often at home and Language used most often at work, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Language Language spoken most often at home Language used most often at work
percent
Inuktut 48 26
English and Inuktut 11 17
English 40 57
The proportion of Inuit who knew Inuktut was lower in the Kitikmeot region Table summary
The information is grouped by Region/community (appearing as row headers), Knowledge of Inuktut, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Region/community Knowledge of Inuktut
percent
Qiqiktaaluk 92
Kivalliq 87
Kitikmeot 42

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021.

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