| Northwest Territories | |||||||||
| Home Language, by Age | |||||||||
| 1996 Census | |||||||||
| All | 65 and | ||||||||
| Ages | 0-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | Over | |
| Total - Home language | 39,455 | 4,080 | 7,415 | 5,950 | 7,740 | 6,900 | 4,255 | 1,825 | 1,305 |
| English | 34,700 | 3,735 | 6,780 | 5,185 | 6,995 | 6,205 | 3,760 | 1,355 | 690 |
| French | 335 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 55 | 90 | 55 | 10 | 20 |
| Inuktitut | 160 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 40 | 40 |
| South Slave | 1,190 | 70 | 155 | 190 | 160 | 135 | 135 | 140 | 210 |
| Dogrib | 1,355 | 115 | 235 | 290 | 205 | 155 | 90 | 95 | 165 |
| Chipewyan | 210 | - | 20 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 55 |
| Gwich'in | 40 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Cree | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| German | 15 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | 145 | - | 15 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Vietnamese | 130 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 10 | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 110 | 10 | - | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Multiple responses | 540 | 60 | 75 | 80 | 105 | 95 | 65 | 30 | 20 |
| English and French | 70 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 25 | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | 455 | 40 | 75 | 60 | 95 | 75 | 65 | 35 | 10 |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |