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

Canada
7.59 million people
in 2023
Ukraine
6.99 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
20th
Ukraine rank
23rd

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

  • Canada
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 7.59 million people against 6.99 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 602,340 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.

Canada ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 1.20 million people 2.91 million people 1.71 million people Ukraine
1960s 1.50 million people 3.62 million people 2.12 million people Ukraine
1970s 1.94 million people 5.09 million people 3.15 million people Ukraine
1980s 2.64 million people 5.89 million people 3.26 million people Ukraine
1990s 3.48 million people 6.68 million people 3.20 million people Ukraine
2000s 4.22 million people 7.08 million people 2.85 million people Ukraine
2010s 5.67 million people 7.01 million people 1.34 million people Ukraine
2020s 7.22 million people 7.41 million people 188,965 people Ukraine

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 Ukraine?
Canada, at 7.59 million people against 6.99 million people in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Canada and Ukraine?
602,340 people, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ukraine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Ukraine rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Canada ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 23rd 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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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

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