| Fort Smith Region | |||||||||
| Population, by Age and Mother Tongue | |||||||||
| 1996 Census | |||||||||
| All | 65 and | ||||||||
| Ages | 0-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | over | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 30,055 | 2,945 | 5,430 | 4,565 | 5,935 | 5,510 | 3,380 | 1,345 | 950 |
| English | 22,775 | 2,580 | 4,690 | 3,620 | 4,530 | 4,000 | 2,370 | 690 | 300 |
| French | 870 | 25 | 50 | 70 | 190 | 265 | 150 | 60 | 50 |
| Inuktitut | 205 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 50 | 25 | 10 | - |
| South Slave | 1,395 | 45 | 140 | 175 | 260 | 250 | 205 | 140 | 190 |
| Dogrib | 1,990 | 150 | 335 | 410 | 390 | 290 | 150 | 110 | 165 |
| Chipewyan | 510 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 80 | 90 | 75 | 80 | 100 |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Cree | 165 | - | - | 10 | 15 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 30 |
| German | 220 | - | - | 10 | 45 | 75 | 40 | 40 | 15 |
| Dutch | 75 | 10 | - | - | - | 20 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Ukrainian | 75 | - | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| Chinese | 200 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 10 |
| Vietnamese | 150 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 200 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
| Total Multiple responses | 420 | 60 | 65 | 45 | 80 | 65 | 65 | 25 | 15 |
| English and French | 85 | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| English and non-official language | 315 | 40 | 55 | 40 | 65 | 50 | 55 | 10 | 10 |