Population, age 17, total in Canada
Canada: Population, age 17, total was 401,419 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, total in Canada, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, total in Canada stood at 401,419.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Canada peaked at 452,932 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 387,468, in 1990.
That places Canada 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 396,665 | 387,468 | 410,664 | 10 |
| 2000s | 430,428 | 414,178 | 452,932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 431,632 | 401,419 | 452,238 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Canada?
- Population, age 17, total in Canada was 401,419 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 452,932 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 387,468 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for population, age 17, total?
- Canada ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.