For speakers in British Columbia only.

Ethnic population data: (Krauss 1995).

For speakers in British Columbia only

Slavey is spoken as a first language by about 3260 people in a number of communities in the Northwest Territories and in adjacent parts of northern British Columbia and Alberta. In the Northwest Territories, where it is one of the official languages; Slavey has 1260 speakers, about half of whom use it in the home. The principal communities include: Fort Liard (310 speakers out of a total population of 510), Fort Providence (280 out of 750 total), Fort Simpson (290 out of 1255 total), Hay River Dene (85 out of 250 total), Jean Marie River (30 out of 55 total), Nahanni Butte (50 out of 75 total), and Trout Lake (55 out of 65 total). It may also be spoken by some of the 100 Slavey speakers at Fort Wrigley, most of whom speak Mountain. There are also up to 60 speakers of Slavey in the town of Hay River. In northern British Columbia there are reported to be approximately 500 Slavey speakers, with the principal community at Fort Nelson. In Alberta Slave is spoken by about 1,500 people at Meander River, Chateh Lake (Assumption) and at a few other places on the upper Hay River.

Numbers for British Columbia only.