Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — Canada

Population aged 15–64 in Canada in 2025 — 26,973,329 people. Ranked 37 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 156.9%.

2025 26.97M people +0.43% vs 2024
World rank 37of 217
Period maximum 26.97M people2025
Period minimum 10.5M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — Canada, 1960–202510M15M20M25M30M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10,500,309 people1962: 10,874,824 people1964: 11,343,971 people1966: 11,917,870 people1968: 12,567,366 people1970: 13,199,949 people1972: 14,078,785 people1974: 14,761,312 people1976: 15,465,136 people1978: 16,054,086 people1980: 16,632,230 people1982: 17,149,677 people1984: 17,523,696 people1986: 17,871,016 people1988: 18,295,461 people1990: 18,842,577 people1992: 19,214,668 people1994: 19,605,262 people1996: 20,041,214 people1998: 20,470,263 people2000: 20,945,109 people2002: 21,535,514 people2004: 22,053,537 people2006: 22,602,298 people2008: 23,091,639 people2010: 23,575,491 people2012: 23,900,795 people2014: 24,143,294 people2016: 24,335,145 people2018: 24,759,072 people2020: 25,151,490 people2022: 25,516,755 people2024: 26,857,274 people2025: 26,973,329 people
Change over the period: +16.47M (+156.88%) Average annual rate: 1.46 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 26.97M people
World 5.36B people
North America 248M people
Northern America computed 248M people
High-income countries computed 895M people
Population aged 15–64 — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 26.97M +116,055 +0.43%
2024 26.86M +690,266 +2.64%
2023 26.17M +650,253 +2.55%
2022 25.52M +364,617 +1.45%
2021 25.15M +648 +0%
2020 25.15M +140,951 +0.56%
2019 25.01M +251,467 +1.02%
2018 24.76M +248,316 +1.01%
2017 24.51M +175,611 +0.72%
2016 24.34M +142,805 +0.59%
2015 24.19M +49,046 +0.2%
2014 24.14M +112,859 +0.47%
2013 24.03M +129,640 +0.54%
2012 23.9M +155,795 +0.66%
2011 23.75M +169,509 +0.72%
2010 23.58M +232,353 +1%
2009 23.34M +251,499 +1.09%
2008 23.09M +247,826 +1.08%
2007 22.84M +241,515 +1.07%
2006 22.6M +275,461 +1.23%
2005 22.33M +273,300 +1.24%
2004 22.05M +264,957 +1.22%
2003 21.79M +253,066 +1.18%
2002 21.54M +295,496 +1.39%
2001 21.24M +294,909 +1.41%
2000 20.95M +256,129 +1.24%
1999 20.69M +218,717 +1.07%
1998 20.47M +204,653 +1.01%
1997 20.27M +224,396 +1.12%
1996 20.04M +224,407 +1.13%
1995 19.82M +211,545 +1.08%
1994 19.61M +207,071 +1.07%
1993 19.4M +183,523 +0.96%
1992 19.21M +181,960 +0.96%
1991 19.03M +190,131 +1.01%
1990 18.84M +244,979 +1.32%
1989 18.6M +302,137 +1.65%
1988 18.3M +207,357 +1.15%
1987 18.09M +217,088 +1.21%
1986 17.87M +176,951 +1%
1985 17.69M +170,369 +0.97%
1984 17.52M +178,952 +1.03%
1983 17.34M +195,067 +1.14%
1982 17.15M +243,531 +1.44%
1981 16.91M +273,916 +1.65%
1980 16.63M +306,179 +1.88%
1979 16.33M +271,965 +1.69%
1978 16.05M +279,240 +1.77%
1977 15.77M +309,710 +2%
1976 15.47M +337,948 +2.23%
1975 15.13M +365,876 +2.48%
1974 14.76M +357,449 +2.48%
1973 14.4M +325,078 +2.31%
1972 14.08M +314,278 +2.28%
1971 13.76M +564,558 +4.28%
1970 13.2M +334,303 +2.6%
1969 12.87M +298,280 +2.37%
1968 12.57M +321,464 +2.63%
1967 12.25M +328,032 +2.75%
1966 11.92M +305,860 +2.63%
1965 11.61M +268,039 +2.36%
1964 11.34M +249,452 +2.25%
1963 11.09M +219,695 +2.02%
1962 10.87M +192,752 +1.8%
1961 10.68M +181,763 +1.73%
1960 10.5M

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.