Iran vs Poland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Iran
7.17 million people
in 2023
Poland
7.58 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
22nd
Poland rank
21st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Iran
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 7.58 million people against 7.17 million people in Iran, a difference of 403,050 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 881,016 people | 1.46 million people | 574,316 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 921,042 people | 2.12 million people | 1.20 million people | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.12 million people | 3.16 million people | 2.04 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.49 million people | 3.58 million people | 2.09 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.26 million people | 4.22 million people | 1.96 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 3.31 million people | 4.97 million people | 1.66 million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 4.93 million people | 5.84 million people | 915,442 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 6.72 million people | 7.20 million people | 478,715 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iran or Poland?
- Poland, at 7.58 million people against 7.17 million people in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iran and Poland?
- 403,050 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Poland rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iran ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 21st 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+.