Population, age 21, total in Canada
Canada: Population, age 21, total was 463,515 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Canada, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 21, total in Canada is 463,515, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Canada peaked at 464,633 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 393,843, in 1992.
Canada ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 400,112 | 393,843 | 408,149 | 10 |
| 2000s | 432,697 | 412,148 | 448,988 | 10 |
| 2010s | 459,486 | 452,194 | 464,633 | 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 21, total in Canada?
- Population, age 21, total in Canada was 463,515 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 464,633 in 2013.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 393,843 in 1992.
- How does Canada rank for population, age 21, total?
- Canada ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 21, 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.