Table 1
Rate of children aged 14 and under in foster care (per 1,000 children in the population) in private households by Indigenous identity, Canada, 2011, 2016 and 2021

Rate of children aged 14 and under in foster care (per 1,000 children in the population) in private households by Indigenous identity, Canada, 2011, 2016 and 2021
	First Nations children	Métis children	Inuit children	Non-Indigenous children
	Rate per 1,000	Rate per 1,000	Rate per 1,000	Rate per 1,000
2011	46.0	17.2	28.3	2.9
2016	43.2	15.1	25.1	2.6
2021	41.8	14.4	33.5	2.3

Note(s):

Rates in this chart have been adjusted to account for differences in incompletely enumerated reserves and settlements over time.

Source(s):

Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901) and National Household Survey, 2011 (5178).

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