Benin vs Canada: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Benin
5.90 million people
in 2023
Canada
6.01 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
64th
Canada rank
61st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Benin
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6.01 million people against 5.90 million people in Benin, a difference of 111,020 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 64th and Canada ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 878,752 people | 4.97 million people | 4.09 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.13 million people | 6.43 million people | 5.30 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.52 million people | 6.10 million people | 4.58 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.06 million people | 5.56 million people | 3.51 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.81 million people | 5.95 million people | 3.13 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.72 million people | 5.78 million people | 2.06 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.87 million people | 5.83 million people | 958,834 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 5.74 million people | 6.04 million people | 300,872 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Benin or Canada?
- Canada, at 6.01 million people against 5.90 million people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Benin and Canada?
- 111,020 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Canada?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Canada rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Benin ranks 64th and Canada ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.