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Children under 15 in Quebec
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
7 of 13 · Regions of Canada
Updated Nov 13, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
15.2%
−0.2 pp
since 2024
Regions of Canada · 2025
7 of 13
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.4 pp
vs Canada
+0.2 pp
Canada: 15.0% · 2025
Children under 15, 1990 – 2025 percent · Quebec · Canada · World
−0.4 pp since 2015
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Quebec
Canada
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Quebec · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
15.2% · 2025
First value
19.8% · 1990
Highest
19.8% · 1990
Lowest
15.2% · 2025
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Quebec | Change | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.2% | −0.2 pp | 15.0% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | −0.2 pp | 15.2% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | −0.2 pp | 15.4% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | −0.1 pp | 15.7% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | −0.1 pp | 15.9% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +0.1 pp | 16.0% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 16.1% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +0.1 pp | 16.2% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +0.1 pp | 16.2% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +0.1 pp | 16.2% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +0.1 pp | 16.2% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +0.1 pp | 16.2% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +0.1 pp | 16.3% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +0.0 pp | 16.3% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | −0.1 pp | 16.4% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | −0.2 pp | 16.6% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | −0.2 pp | 16.7% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | −0.2 pp | 16.9% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | −0.3 pp | 17.1% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | −0.3 pp | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | −0.3 pp | 17.7% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | −0.2 pp | 18.0% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | −0.2 pp | 18.3% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | −0.2 pp | 18.6% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | −0.3 pp | 18.9% | 30.0% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | −0.3 pp | 19.2% | 30.4% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | −0.3 pp | 19.5% | 30.8% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | −0.2 pp | 19.8% | 31.1% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | −0.3 pp | 20.0% | 31.5% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | −0.2 pp | 20.2% | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | −0.3 pp | 20.4% | 32.1% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | −0.2 pp | 20.6% | 32.3% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | −0.1 pp | 20.7% | 32.5% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | −0.0 pp | 20.7% | 32.7% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | −0.0 pp | 20.7% | 32.9% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | 20.7% | 33.0% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Canada
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 12.5% | |
| 12 | British Columbia | 13.2% | |
| 11 | Nova Scotia | 13.5% | |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 14.1% | |
| 9 | New Brunswick | 14.1% | |
| 8 | Ontario | 14.6% | |
| 7 | Quebec | 15.4% | |
| 6 | Yukon | 15.5% | |
| 5 | Alberta | 17.7% | |
| 4 | Manitoba | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Northwest Territories | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Saskatchewan | 18.7% | |
| 1 | Nunavut | 30.9% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024
What it means
The share of residents who are children.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.
People
Quebec in numbers
Population
9.1M
2025
Population growth
0.94%
2025 · Canada
Population density
6.7
2025
Median age
40.3
2023 · Canada
Residents 65 and over
21.7%
2025
Life expectancy
82.5
2022
Births per woman
1.25
2024 · Canada
Birth rate
8.9
2024 · Canada
Infant mortality
4.7
2024 · Canada
Net migration
11.0
2023 · Canada
Born abroad
22.2%
2024 · Canada
Urban population
82.9%
2025 · Canada