Canada vs Iran: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Canada

7.59 million people

in 2023

Iran

7.17 million people

in 2023

Canada rank

20th

Iran rank

22nd

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

Canada currently reports 7.59 million people against 7.17 million people in Iran, a difference of 422,020 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 20th and Iran ranks 22nd 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+.