Years a country was a European overseas colony in Canada

Canada: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 312 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

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

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Canada, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2022, years a country was a european overseas colony in Canada stood at 312 years. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Canada peaked at 312 years in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0 years, 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 a country was a European overseas colony in Canada, year by year

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

Canada compared with similar countries

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

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony 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 years 2 years
1610 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1611 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1612 +25.0% 4 years 5 years

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Canada

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Canada?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Canada was 312 years in 2022, according to Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 312 years in 1919.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Canada rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Canada ranks 19th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony 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 Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years a country was a European overseas colony
Unit
years
Source
Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by 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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Number of years the country has been colonized from overseas by the European colonial power(s) in a specific year, between Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, or a combination of them.