Years colonized in Canada

Canada: Years colonized was 312 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
312
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 159 countries
All-time high
312
in 1919
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Canada, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Canada stood at 312. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Canada peaked at 312 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Canada ranks 19th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Canada, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 1 —
1609 2 +100.0%
1610 3 +50.0%
1611 4 +33.3%
1612 5 +25.0%
1613 6 +20.0%
1614 7 +16.7%
1615 8 +14.3%
1616 9 +12.5%
1617 10 +11.1%
1618 11 +10.0%
1619 12 +9.1%
1620 13 +8.3%
1621 14 +7.7%
1622 15 +7.1%
1623 16 +6.7%
1624 17 +6.2%
1625 18 +5.9%
1626 19 +5.6%
1627 20 +5.3%
1628 21 +5.0%
1629 22 +4.8%
1630 23 +4.5%
1631 24 +4.3%
1632 25 +4.2%
1633 26 +4.0%
1634 27 +3.8%
1635 28 +3.7%
1636 29 +3.6%
1637 30 +3.4%
1638 31 +3.3%
1639 32 +3.2%
1640 33 +3.1%
1641 34 +3.0%
1642 35 +2.9%
1643 36 +2.9%
1644 37 +2.8%
1645 38 +2.7%
1646 39 +2.6%
1647 40 +2.6%
1648 41 +2.5%
1649 42 +2.4%
1650 43 +2.4%
1651 44 +2.3%
1652 45 +2.3%
1653 46 +2.2%
1654 47 +2.2%
1655 48 +2.1%
1656 49 +2.1%
1657 50 +2.0%
1658 51 +2.0%
1659 52 +2.0%
1660 53 +1.9%
1661 54 +1.9%
1662 55 +1.9%
1663 56 +1.8%
1664 57 +1.8%
1665 58 +1.8%
1666 59 +1.7%
1667 60 +1.7%
1668 61 +1.7%
1669 62 +1.6%
1670 63 +1.6%
1671 64 +1.6%
1672 65 +1.6%
1673 66 +1.5%
1674 67 +1.5%
1675 68 +1.5%
1676 69 +1.5%
1677 70 +1.4%
1678 71 +1.4%
1679 72 +1.4%
1680 73 +1.4%
1681 74 +1.4%
1682 75 +1.4%
1683 76 +1.3%
1684 77 +1.3%
1685 78 +1.3%
1686 79 +1.3%
1687 80 +1.3%
1688 81 +1.2%
1689 82 +1.2%
1690 83 +1.2%
1691 84 +1.2%
1692 85 +1.2%
1693 86 +1.2%
1694 87 +1.2%
1695 88 +1.1%
1696 89 +1.1%
1697 90 +1.1%
1698 91 +1.1%
1699 92 +1.1%
1700 93 +1.1%
1701 94 +1.1%
1702 95 +1.1%
1703 96 +1.1%
1704 97 +1.0%
1705 98 +1.0%
1706 99 +1.0%
1707 100 +1.0%
1708 101 +1.0%
1709 102 +1.0%
1710 103 +1.0%
1711 104 +1.0%
1712 105 +1.0%
1713 106 +1.0%
1714 107 +0.9%
1715 108 +0.9%
1716 109 +0.9%
1717 110 +0.9%
1718 111 +0.9%
1719 112 +0.9%
1720 113 +0.9%
1721 114 +0.9%
1722 115 +0.9%
1723 116 +0.9%
1724 117 +0.9%
1725 118 +0.9%
1726 119 +0.8%
1727 120 +0.8%
1728 121 +0.8%
1729 122 +0.8%
1730 123 +0.8%
1731 124 +0.8%
1732 125 +0.8%
1733 126 +0.8%
1734 127 +0.8%
1735 128 +0.8%
1736 129 +0.8%
1737 130 +0.8%
1738 131 +0.8%
1739 132 +0.8%
1740 133 +0.8%
1741 134 +0.8%
1742 135 +0.7%
1743 136 +0.7%
1744 137 +0.7%
1745 138 +0.7%
1746 139 +0.7%
1747 140 +0.7%
1748 141 +0.7%
1749 142 +0.7%
1750 143 +0.7%
1751 144 +0.7%
1752 145 +0.7%
1753 146 +0.7%
1754 147 +0.7%
1755 148 +0.7%
1756 149 +0.7%
1757 150 +0.7%
1758 151 +0.7%
1759 152 +0.7%
1760 153 +0.7%
1761 154 +0.7%
1762 155 +0.6%
1763 156 +0.6%
1764 157 +0.6%
1765 158 +0.6%
1766 159 +0.6%
1767 160 +0.6%
1768 161 +0.6%
1769 162 +0.6%
1770 163 +0.6%
1771 164 +0.6%
1772 165 +0.6%
1773 166 +0.6%
1774 167 +0.6%
1775 168 +0.6%
1776 169 +0.6%
1777 170 +0.6%
1778 171 +0.6%
1779 172 +0.6%
1780 173 +0.6%
1781 174 +0.6%
1782 175 +0.6%
1783 176 +0.6%
1784 177 +0.6%
1785 178 +0.6%
1786 179 +0.6%
1787 180 +0.6%
1788 181 +0.6%
1789 182 +0.6%
1790 183 +0.5%
1791 184 +0.5%
1792 185 +0.5%
1793 186 +0.5%
1794 187 +0.5%
1795 188 +0.5%
1796 189 +0.5%
1797 190 +0.5%
1798 191 +0.5%
1799 192 +0.5%
1800 193 +0.5%
1801 194 +0.5%
1802 195 +0.5%
1803 196 +0.5%
1804 197 +0.5%
1805 198 +0.5%
1806 199 +0.5%
1807 200 +0.5%
1808 201 +0.5%
1809 202 +0.5%
1810 203 +0.5%
1811 204 +0.5%
1812 205 +0.5%
1813 206 +0.5%
1814 207 +0.5%
1815 208 +0.5%
1816 209 +0.5%
1817 210 +0.5%
1818 211 +0.5%
1819 212 +0.5%
1820 213 +0.5%
1821 214 +0.5%
1822 215 +0.5%
1823 216 +0.5%
1824 217 +0.5%
1825 218 +0.5%
1826 219 +0.5%
1827 220 +0.5%
1828 221 +0.5%
1829 222 +0.5%
1830 223 +0.5%
1831 224 +0.4%
1832 225 +0.4%
1833 226 +0.4%
1834 227 +0.4%
1835 228 +0.4%
1836 229 +0.4%
1837 230 +0.4%
1838 231 +0.4%
1839 232 +0.4%
1840 233 +0.4%
1841 234 +0.4%
1842 235 +0.4%
1843 236 +0.4%
1844 237 +0.4%
1845 238 +0.4%
1846 239 +0.4%
1847 240 +0.4%
1848 241 +0.4%
1849 242 +0.4%
1850 243 +0.4%
1851 244 +0.4%
1852 245 +0.4%
1853 246 +0.4%
1854 247 +0.4%
1855 248 +0.4%
1856 249 +0.4%
1857 250 +0.4%
1858 251 +0.4%
1859 252 +0.4%
1860 253 +0.4%
1861 254 +0.4%
1862 255 +0.4%
1863 256 +0.4%
1864 257 +0.4%
1865 258 +0.4%
1866 259 +0.4%
1867 260 +0.4%
1868 261 +0.4%
1869 262 +0.4%
1870 263 +0.4%
1871 264 +0.4%
1872 265 +0.4%
1873 266 +0.4%
1874 267 +0.4%
1875 268 +0.4%
1876 269 +0.4%
1877 270 +0.4%
1878 271 +0.4%
1879 272 +0.4%
1880 273 +0.4%
1881 274 +0.4%
1882 275 +0.4%
1883 276 +0.4%
1884 277 +0.4%
1885 278 +0.4%
1886 279 +0.4%
1887 280 +0.4%
1888 281 +0.4%
1889 282 +0.4%
1890 283 +0.4%
1891 284 +0.4%
1892 285 +0.4%
1893 286 +0.4%
1894 287 +0.3%
1895 288 +0.3%
1896 289 +0.3%
1897 290 +0.3%
1898 291 +0.3%
1899 292 +0.3%
1900 293 +0.3%
1901 294 +0.3%
1902 295 +0.3%
1903 296 +0.3%
1904 297 +0.3%
1905 298 +0.3%
1906 299 +0.3%
1907 300 +0.3%
1908 301 +0.3%
1909 302 +0.3%
1910 303 +0.3%
1911 304 +0.3%
1912 305 +0.3%
1913 306 +0.3%
1914 307 +0.3%
1915 308 +0.3%
1916 309 +0.3%
1917 310 +0.3%
1918 311 +0.3%
1919 312 +0.3%
1920 312 +0.0%
1921 312 +0.0%
1922 312 +0.0%
1923 312 +0.0%
1924 312 +0.0%
1925 312 +0.0%
1926 312 +0.0%
1927 312 +0.0%
1928 312 +0.0%
1929 312 +0.0%
1930 312 +0.0%
1931 312 +0.0%
1932 312 +0.0%
1933 312 +0.0%
1934 312 +0.0%
1935 312 +0.0%
1936 312 +0.0%
1937 312 +0.0%
1938 312 +0.0%
1939 312 +0.0%
1940 312 +0.0%
1941 312 +0.0%
1942 312 +0.0%
1943 312 +0.0%
1944 312 +0.0%
1945 312 +0.0%
1946 312 +0.0%
1947 312 +0.0%
1948 312 +0.0%
1949 312 +0.0%
1950 312 +0.0%
1951 312 +0.0%
1952 312 +0.0%
1953 312 +0.0%
1954 312 +0.0%
1955 312 +0.0%
1956 312 +0.0%
1957 312 +0.0%
1958 312 +0.0%
1959 312 +0.0%
1960 312 +0.0%
1961 312 +0.0%
1962 312 +0.0%
1963 312 +0.0%
1964 312 +0.0%
1965 312 +0.0%
1966 312 +0.0%
1967 312 +0.0%
1968 312 +0.0%
1969 312 +0.0%
1970 312 +0.0%
1971 312 +0.0%
1972 312 +0.0%
1973 312 +0.0%
1974 312 +0.0%
1975 312 +0.0%
1976 312 +0.0%
1977 312 +0.0%
1978 312 +0.0%
1979 312 +0.0%
1980 312 +0.0%
1981 312 +0.0%
1982 312 +0.0%
1983 312 +0.0%
1984 312 +0.0%
1985 312 +0.0%
1986 312 +0.0%
1987 312 +0.0%
1988 312 +0.0%
1989 312 +0.0%
1990 312 +0.0%
1991 312 +0.0%
1992 312 +0.0%
1993 312 +0.0%
1994 312 +0.0%
1995 312 +0.0%
1996 312 +0.0%
1997 312 +0.0%
1998 312 +0.0%
1999 312 +0.0%
2000 312 +0.0%
2001 312 +0.0%
2002 312 +0.0%
2003 312 +0.0%
2004 312 +0.0%
2005 312 +0.0%
2006 312 +0.0%
2007 312 +0.0%
2008 312 +0.0%
2009 312 +0.0%
2010 312 +0.0%
2011 312 +0.0%
2012 312 +0.0%
2013 312 +0.0%
2014 312 +0.0%
2015 312 +0.0%
2016 312 +0.0%
2017 312 +0.0%
2018 312 +0.0%
2019 312 +0.0%
2020 312 +0.0%
2021 312 +0.0%
2022 312 +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 312 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 3.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1609 +100.0% 1 2
1610 +50.0% 2 3
1611 +33.3% 3 4
1612 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0.3 0 2 10
1610s 7.5 3 12 10
1620s 17.5 13 22 10
1630s 27.5 23 32 10
1640s 37.5 33 42 10
1650s 47.5 43 52 10
1660s 57.5 53 62 10
1670s 67.5 63 72 10
1680s 77.5 73 82 10
1690s 87.5 83 92 10
1700s 97.5 93 102 10
1710s 107.5 103 112 10
1720s 117.5 113 122 10
1730s 127.5 123 132 10
1740s 137.5 133 142 10
1750s 147.5 143 152 10
1760s 157.5 153 162 10
1770s 167.5 163 172 10
1780s 177.5 173 182 10
1790s 187.5 183 192 10
1800s 197.5 193 202 10
1810s 207.5 203 212 10
1820s 217.5 213 222 10
1830s 227.5 223 232 10
1840s 237.5 233 242 10
1850s 247.5 243 252 10
1860s 257.5 253 262 10
1870s 267.5 263 272 10
1880s 277.5 273 282 10
1890s 287.5 283 292 10
1900s 297.5 293 302 10
1910s 307.5 303 312 10
1920s 312 312 312 10
1930s 312 312 312 10
1940s 312 312 312 10
1950s 312 312 312 10
1960s 312 312 312 10
1970s 312 312 312 10
1980s 312 312 312 10
1990s 312 312 312 10
2000s 312 312 312 10
2010s 312 312 312 10
2020s 312 312 312 3

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  1. 17 Saint Lucia 330 compare
  2. 18 Grenada 325 compare
  3. 20 Suriname 308 compare
  4. 21 Dominica 306 compare
  5. 22 Panama 303 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Canada?
Years colonized in Canada was 312 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 312 in 1919.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Canada rank for years colonized?
Canada ranks 19th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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