Canada vs Vietnam: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Canada
7.59 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
8.64 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
20th
Vietnam rank
19th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Canada
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 8.64 million people against 7.59 million people in Canada, a difference of 1.05 million people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.20 million people | 1.26 million people | 54,100 people | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 1.50 million people | 1.86 million people | 358,280 people | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 1.94 million people | 2.43 million people | 489,215 people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 2.64 million people | 3.13 million people | 492,324 people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 3.48 million people | 4.00 million people | 521,498 people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 4.22 million people | 4.97 million people | 743,838 people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 5.67 million people | 5.98 million people | 305,587 people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 7.22 million people | 8.01 million people | 792,088 people | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Canada or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 8.64 million people against 7.59 million people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Canada and Vietnam?
- 1.05 million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Vietnam rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Canada ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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+.