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