Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Déline, Northwest Territories, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Déline, Northwest Territories, Canada, 2011 to 2016

Population by generation status and median age, Déline, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	475	100.0	32.3	530	100.0	32.2
First generation (born abroad)	10	2.1	0.0	10	1.9	0.0
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	10	2.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	0	0.0	0.0	10	1.9	0.0
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	460	96.8	30.8	515	97.2	31.9

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Déline, Northwest Territories and Canada 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Déline, Northwest Territories and Canada 2011 to 2016

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Déline, Northwest Territories and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Déline			Northwest Territories			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
First Nations (North American Indian)	490	92.5	1	15,155	36.8	1	1,525,570	4.4	9
Métis	25	4.7	2	2,920	7.1	9	599,995	1.7	17
Irish	20	3.8	3	5,060	12.3	5	4,627,000	13.4	5
Scottish	20	3.8	3	6,090	14.8	4	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Déline, Northwest Territories and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Déline, Northwest Territories and Canada, 2016