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Children under 15 in Canada
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
5 of 6 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
15.2%
−0.3 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
5 of 6
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−1.1 pp
vs World
−9.2 pp
World: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · Canada · World
−1.1 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Canada
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Canada
15.2%
World
24.4% · 2025
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Canada · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
15.2% · 2024
First value
20.7% · 1990
Highest
20.7% · 1992
Lowest
15.2% · 2024
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Canada | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Argentina | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Colombia | 22.8% | |
| 4 | Chile | 18.9% | |
| 5 | United States | 18.0% | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 17.2% | |
| 7 | Canada | 15.7% | |
| 8 | South Korea | 11.4% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022
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
41M
2024
Population growth
0.94%
2025
Population density
4.6
2024
Median age
40.3
2023
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2024
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