Poland vs Turkey: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Poland
7.58 million people
in 2023
Turkey
8.73 million people
in 2023
Poland rank
21st
Turkey rank
18th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Poland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 8.73 million people against 7.58 million people in Poland, a difference of 1.15 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.46 million people | 950,685 people | 504,647 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.12 million people | 1.41 million people | 703,359 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 3.16 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.24 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 3.58 million people | 2.32 million people | 1.26 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 4.22 million people | 3.09 million people | 1.13 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 4.97 million people | 4.50 million people | 468,515 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 5.84 million people | 6.09 million people | 248,046 people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 7.20 million people | 8.26 million people | 1.06 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Poland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 8.73 million people against 7.58 million people in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Poland and Turkey?
- 1.15 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Turkey rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Poland ranks 21st 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 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+.