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First Nations population share: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: First Nations share of the population (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Indigenous population by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0292-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-14

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National value: 2.9 (Canada).

Lowest: 0.5 to 1.4 %
Group 2: 1.4 to 2.9 %
Group 3: 2.9 to 3.7 %
Group 4: 3.7 to 11 %
Highest: 11 to 30.5 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Northwest Territories	30.5
2	Yukon	17.5
3	Saskatchewan	11
4	Manitoba	10.3
5	Newfoundland and Labrador	5.7
6	British Columbia	3.7
7	Alberta	3.5
8	Nova Scotia	2.9
9	New Brunswick	2.8
10	Ontario	1.8
11	Prince Edward Island	1.4
11	Quebec	1.4
13	Nunavut	0.5

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0292-01: Indigenous identity by registered or treaty Indian status, geography, and gender: Canada, provinces and territories. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by First Nations share of the population (%) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0292-01: Indigenous identity by registered or treaty Indian status, geography, and gender: Canada, provinces and territories; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-first-nations-share-of-the-population/

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