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

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.

Indicator: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.