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
2.0M4.0M6.0M195019862023

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

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.