Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Qikiqtaaluk, Region
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2011 to 2021
English only
+2.3%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +2.3% (or +365 people).
French only
+33.3%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +33.3% (or +15 people).
English and French
-2.5%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was -2.5% (or -30 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2011 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 16,160 | 85.8 | 16,525 | 85.9 |
| French only | 45 | 0.2 | 60 | 0.3 |
| English and French | 1,215 | 6.5 | 1,185 | 6.2 |
| Neither English nor French | 1,405 | 7.5 | 1,465 | 7.6 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 4,185 | 22.2 | 4,455 | 23.2 |
| French | 510 | 2.7 | 465 | 2.4 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 6,470 | 34.4 | 8,105 | 42.1 |
| French | 345 | 1.8 | 415 | 2.2 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Qikiqtaaluk (Region), 2016 and 2021
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