Demographic characteristics of First Nations people (living within and outside First Nations communities) and other people in Ontario, 2014
| Characteristic | First Nations group; no. (%) of people* | No. (%) of other people in Ontario n = 13 248 443 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall† n = 158 241 | Within First Nations communities n = 55 311 | Outside First Nations communities n = 102 889 | ||
| Age, yr | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 34.11 ± 19.84 | 33.07 ± 20.52 | 34.68 ± 19.45 | 40.79 ± 22.54 |
| Median (IQR) | 32 (18–50) | 30 (16–49) | 32 (19–50) | 41 (22–58) |
| Age group, yr | ||||
| 0–19 | 44 856 (28.3) | 17 965 (32.5) | 26 884 (26.1) | 2 829 983 (21.4) |
| 20–34 | 40 855 (25.8) | 13 019 (23.5) | 27 815 (27.0) | 2 635 661 (19.9) |
| 35–49 | 32 926 (20.8) | 10 660 (19.3) | 22 258 (21.6) | 2 745 274 (20.7) |
| 50–64 | 27 606 (17.4) | 9324 (16.9) | 18 279 (17.8) | 2 863 509 (21.6) |
| 65–74 | 8060 (5.1) | 2885 (5.2) | 5174 (5.0) | 1 213 258 (9.2) |
| ≥ 75 | 3938 (2.5) | 1458 (2.6) | 2479 (2.4) | 960 758 (7.3) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 78 877 (49.8) | 26 557 (48.0) | 52 299 (50.8) | 6 759 006 (51.0) |
| Male | 79 364 (50.2) | 28 754 (52.0) | 50 590 (49.2) | 6 489 437 (49.0) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where indicated otherwise.
↵† This number includes all First Nations people listed in the federal Indian Register, regardless of whether a determination could be made as to whether they lived within a First Nations community. For 41 people in this group, such a determination could not be made, and they are excluded from the subsequent 2 columns.