Chart 1
Aboriginal population as percentage of total population and Aboriginal children under six years old as a percentage of all children under six years, excluding reserves, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

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This horizontal bar chart illustrates the Aboriginal population as a percentage of the total population and Aboriginal children under six years old as a percentage of all children under six years, excluding persons living on-reserve, for Canada and each of the provinces and territories, 2006.

The Y axis shows Canada, the provinces and the territories, arranged from top to bottom as follows:

  • Nunavut

  • Northwest Territories

  • Yukon Territory

  • British Columbia

  • Alberta

  • Saskatchewan

  • Manitoba

  • Ontario

  • Quebec

  • Atlantic Provinces

  • Canada

Each of these regions has two horizontal bars.

The first bar represents the Aboriginal population as a percentage of the region's total population.
The second bar represents Aboriginal children under six years old as a percentage of all children under six years old in the region.

The X axis is measured in percentages from left to right and increases by increments of ten from 0 to 100.

85% of Nunavut's total population is Aboriginal
94% of Nunavut's population under six years old is Aboriginal

50% of the Northwest Territories' total population is Aboriginal
60% of the Northwest Territories' population under six years old is Aboriginal

25% of the Yukon Territory's total population is Aboriginal
38% of the Yukon Territory's population under six years old is Aboriginal

4% of British Columbia's total population is Aboriginal
6% of British Columbia's population under six years old is Aboriginal

5% of Alberta's total population is Aboriginal
7% of Alberta's population under six years old is Aboriginal

10% of Saskatchewan's total population is Aboriginal
20% of Saskatchewan's population under six years old is Aboriginal

11% of Manitoba's total population is Aboriginal
19% of Manitoba's population under six years old is Aboriginal

2% of Ontario's total population is Aboriginal
2% of Ontario's population under six years old is Aboriginal

1% of Quebec's total population is Aboriginal
1% of Quebec's population under six years old is Aboriginal

2% of the Atlantic Provinces' total population is Aboriginal
3% of the Atlantic Provinces' population under six years old is Aboriginal

3% of Canada's total population is Aboriginal
5% of Canada's population under six years old is Aboriginal

Note: All First Nations, Métis and Inuit children living in the territories were included.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census, 2006