Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2016, there were 45,725 Aboriginal people in Newfoundland and Labrador, making up 8.9% of the population.
• The majority of the Aboriginal population reported a single Aboriginal identity – either First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit). Of the Aboriginal population in Newfoundland and Labrador, 62.1% (28,375) were First Nations people, 17.0% (7,790) were Métis, and 14.1% (6,450) were Inuit.
• Within the First Nations population, 62.1% (17,625) had Registered or Treaty Indian status, as defined under the Indian Act. The other 37.9% (10,745) of the First Nations population did not have Registered or Treaty Indian status.
• In addition to those who reported a single Aboriginal identity, 555 people reported more than one Aboriginal identity and 2,560 were defined as having an Aboriginal identity that was not included elsewhere.

In general, the Aboriginal population is younger than the non-Aboriginal population.

Aboriginal children aged 14 and under represented 20.7% of the total Aboriginal population, while non-Aboriginal children aged 14 and under accounted for 13.9% of the non-Aboriginal population.

The average age of the Aboriginal population in Newfoundland and Labrador was 37.0 years, compared with 43.8 years for the non-Aboriginal population.

The average age was 37.3 years for First Nations people; it was 36.2 years for Métis; and it was 35.4 years for Inuit.

Figure 1.3 Age distribution by Aboriginal identity, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016

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Figure 1.4 Top #AB_IDENT_TOPCMAs_PROV.recordcount# Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations by Aboriginal identity, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016

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Figure 1.5 First Nations people, Métis and Inuit for selected Aboriginal language indicators, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016

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Figure 1.6 Top 6 most common Aboriginal mother tongues for the total Aboriginal Population, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016

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