Canada vs Spain: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Canada
6.01 million people
in 2023
Spain
6.35 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
61st
Spain rank
59th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.35 million people against 6.01 million people in Canada, a difference of 337,880 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 61st and Spain ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.97 million people | 7.75 million people | 2.78 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 6.43 million people | 8.80 million people | 2.37 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 6.10 million people | 9.71 million people | 3.62 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 5.56 million people | 8.98 million people | 3.41 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.95 million people | 6.82 million people | 879,040 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.78 million people | 6.39 million people | 611,189 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.83 million people | 6.99 million people | 1.16 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.04 million people | 6.57 million people | 525,008 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.35 million people against 6.01 million people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Canada and Spain?
- 337,880 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Canada ranks 61st and Spain ranks 59th 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.