Benin vs Poland: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Benin
5.90 million people
in 2023
Poland
5.85 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
64th
Poland rank
65th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Benin
- Poland
How they compare
Benin currently reports 5.90 million people against 5.85 million people in Poland, a difference of 51,590 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Benin ranks 64th and Poland ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 878,752 people | 8.29 million people | 7.41 million people | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.13 million people | 9.66 million people | 8.53 million people | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.52 million people | 8.36 million people | 6.85 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.06 million people | 9.28 million people | 7.23 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.81 million people | 8.76 million people | 5.95 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 3.72 million people | 6.47 million people | 2.75 million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 4.87 million people | 5.80 million people | 931,326 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 5.74 million people | 5.88 million people | 141,760 people | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Benin, at 5.90 million people against 5.85 million people in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Benin and Poland?
- 51,590 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Poland rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Benin ranks 64th and Poland ranks 65th 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.