Canada vs Turkey: Population by age group
Canada
7.59 million people
in 2023
Turkey
8.73 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
20th
Turkey rank
18th
Population by age group over time
- Canada
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 8.73 million people against 7.59 million people in Canada, a difference of 1.13 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.20 million people | 950,685 people | 250,230 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.50 million people | 1.41 million people | 85,328 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.94 million people | 1.92 million people | 23,532 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.64 million people | 2.32 million people | 315,279 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.48 million people | 3.09 million people | 384,775 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.22 million people | 4.50 million people | 280,281 people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 5.67 million people | 6.09 million people | 417,690 people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 7.22 million people | 8.26 million people | 1.04 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Canada or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 8.73 million people against 7.59 million people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Canada and Turkey?
- 1.13 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for population by age group?
- Canada ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.