Canada vs Zimbabwe: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Canada
6.01 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
6.75 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
61st
Zimbabwe rank
58th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Canada
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.75 million people against 6.01 million people in Canada, a difference of 738,010 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.97 million people | 1.46 million people | 3.51 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 6.43 million people | 2.13 million people | 4.30 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 6.10 million people | 2.89 million people | 3.21 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.56 million people | 4.10 million people | 1.47 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.95 million people | 4.99 million people | 959,840 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.78 million people | 5.22 million people | 556,141 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 5.83 million people | 6.21 million people | 381,382 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 6.04 million people | 6.65 million people | 609,745 people | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.75 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 Zimbabwe?
- 738,010 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Canada ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 58th 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.