Nigeria vs Poland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Nigeria
6.90 million people
in 2023
Poland
7.58 million people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
24th
Poland rank
21st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Nigeria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 7.58 million people against 6.90 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 674,900 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 24th 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 | Nigeria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 million people | 1.46 million people | 169,198 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.66 million people | 2.12 million people | 452,998 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.03 million people | 3.16 million people | 1.13 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.65 million people | 3.58 million people | 932,915 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 3.39 million people | 4.22 million people | 830,861 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 4.33 million people | 4.97 million people | 642,756 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 5.62 million people | 5.84 million people | 227,996 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 6.63 million people | 7.20 million people | 570,322 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, Nigeria or Poland?
- Poland, at 7.58 million people against 6.90 million people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nigeria and Poland?
- 674,900 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Poland rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nigeria ranks 24th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.