In Canada, approximately 60 distinct indigenous languages are spoken. According to the 2006 Census, 18% of all First Nations children and youth 2 to 24 years old had an Aboriginal mother tongue. This was markedly more prevalent among Status children and youth living on-reserve. On-reserve, 38% of Status First Nations youth ages 15 through 24 years spoke an Aboriginal mother tongue, as did 34% of those ages 6 to 14 years and 36% of young children ages 2 to 5 years. Once off-reserve, speaking with an Aboriginal mother tongue was reported by only 9% of Status youth ages 15 to 24 years, 5% of children ages 6 to 14 years and 6% of children ages 2 to 5 years. Off-reserve non-Status First Nations children and youth were least likely to speak an Aboriginal mother tongue, with only 1% of the under 25 population in each age group reporting doing so.