Population ages 15-64, total in Canada
Canada: Population ages 15-64, total was 26.97 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Canada recorded 26.97 million for population ages 15-64, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Canada peaked at 26.97 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.50 million, in 1960.
Canada ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.57 million | 10.50 million | 12.87 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.90 million | 13.20 million | 16.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.61 million | 16.63 million | 18.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.74 million | 18.84 million | 20.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.18 million | 20.95 million | 23.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.22 million | 23.58 million | 25.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.97 million | 25.15 million | 26.97 million | 6 |
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More health data for Canada
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 216,465 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 20.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 8.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 206,439 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 214,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Canada?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Canada was 26.97 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 26.97 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.50 million in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.