Poland vs Vietnam: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Poland
7.58 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
8.64 million people
in 2023
Poland rank
21st
Vietnam rank
19th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Poland
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 8.64 million people against 7.58 million people in Poland, a difference of 1.07 million people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 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 Vietnam ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.46 million people | 1.26 million people | 200,317 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.12 million people | 1.86 million people | 259,751 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 3.16 million people | 2.43 million people | 729,369 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 3.58 million people | 3.13 million people | 451,111 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 4.22 million people | 4.00 million people | 222,817 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 4.97 million people | 4.97 million people | 4,958 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 5.84 million people | 5.98 million people | 135,943 people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 7.20 million people | 8.01 million people | 811,438 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, Poland or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 8.64 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 Vietnam?
- 1.07 million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Vietnam rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Poland ranks 21st 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+.