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Children under 15 in Canada
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
3 of 3 · Countries
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
15.0%
−0.1 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
3 of 3
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−1.2 pp
vs World
−9.4 pp
World: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 1990 – 2025 percent · Canada · World
−1.2 pp since 2015
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Canada
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Canada
15.0%
World
24.4%
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Canada · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
15.0% · 2025
First value
20.7% · 1990
Highest
20.7% · 1992
Lowest
15.0% · 2025
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Canada | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.0% | −0.1 pp | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | −0.3 pp | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | −0.3 pp | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | −0.2 pp | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | −0.1 pp | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | −0.1 pp | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | −0.1 pp | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | −0.0 pp | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | −0.0 pp | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +0.0 pp | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | −0.0 pp | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | −0.0 pp | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | −0.0 pp | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | −0.1 pp | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | −0.2 pp | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | −0.2 pp | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | −0.2 pp | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | −0.2 pp | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | −0.2 pp | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | −0.3 pp | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | −0.3 pp | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | −0.3 pp | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | −0.3 pp | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | −0.3 pp | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | −0.3 pp | 30.0% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | −0.3 pp | 30.4% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | −0.3 pp | 30.8% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | −0.2 pp | 31.1% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | −0.2 pp | 31.5% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | −0.2 pp | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | −0.2 pp | 32.1% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | −0.1 pp | 32.3% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | −0.0 pp | 32.5% |
| 1992 | 20.7% | +0.0 pp | 32.7% |
| 1991 | 20.7% | −0.0 pp | 32.9% |
| 1990 | 20.7% | 33.0% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Colombia | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Canada | 15.0% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2025
What it means
The share of residents who are children.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.
People
Canada in numbers
Population
42M
2025
Population growth
0.94%
2025
Population density
4.6
2025
Median age
40.3
2023
Residents 65 and over
19.5%
2025
Life expectancy
81.3
2022
Births per woman
1.25
2024
Birth rate
8.9
2024
Infant mortality
4.7
2024
Net migration
11.0
2023
Born abroad
22.2%
2024
Urban population
82.9%
2025