Canada vs Poland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Canada
7.59 million people
in 2023
Poland
7.58 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
20th
Poland rank
21st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7.59 million people against 7.58 million people in Poland, a difference of 18,970 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Poland ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.20 million people | 1.46 million people | 254,417 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.50 million people | 2.12 million people | 618,031 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.94 million people | 3.16 million people | 1.22 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.64 million people | 3.58 million people | 943,435 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 3.48 million people | 4.22 million people | 744,315 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 4.22 million people | 4.97 million people | 748,796 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 5.67 million people | 5.84 million people | 169,644 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 7.22 million people | 7.20 million people | 19,350 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Canada or Poland?
- Canada, at 7.59 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 Canada and Poland?
- 18,970 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Canada ranks 20th 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+.