| Northwest Territories | |||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Knowledge of Official Languages | |||||
| 1996 Census | |||||
| Neither | |||||
| English | French | English | English or | ||
| Total | Only | Only | and French | French | |
| Mother Tongue Total | 39,460 | 35,875 | 30 | 3,025 | 540 |
| English | 30,000 | 28,150 | - | 1,845 | - |
| French | 955 | 55 | 15 | 880 | - |
| Inuktitut | 830 | 810 | 10 | - | 15 |
| South Slave | 2,075 | 1,910 | - | 20 | 150 |
| Dogrib | 2,005 | 1,735 | - | 10 | 240 |
| Chipewyan | 510 | 460 | - | 15 | 25 |
| Gwich'in | 250 | 245 | - | - | - |
| Cree | 165 | 155 | - | 10 | - |
| German | 275 | 245 | - | 30 | - |
| Dutch | 80 | 80 | - | 10 | - |
| Ukrainian | 90 | 85 | - | - | - |
| Chinese | 215 | 175 | - | 5 | 25 |
| Vietnamese | 150 | 125 | - | 10 | 15 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 220 | 210 | - | 10 | 10 |
| Multiple responses | 495 | 400 | - | 100 | - |