Canada vs Poland: The global population hockey stick
Canada
39.30 million people
in 2023
Poland
38.76 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
39th
Poland rank
40th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 39.30 million people against 38.76 million people in Poland, a difference of 536,300 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Poland ahead.
Canada ranks 39th and Poland ranks 40th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 100,000 people | 1.25 million people | 1.15 million people | Poland |
| 1100s | 120,000 people | 1.50 million people | 1.38 million people | Poland |
| 1200s | 140,000 people | 2.25 million people | 2.11 million people | Poland |
| 1300s | 160,000 people | 3.50 million people | 3.34 million people | Poland |
| 1400s | 180,000 people | 3.50 million people | 3.32 million people | Poland |
| 1500s | 200,000 people | 4.00 million people | 3.80 million people | Poland |
| 1600s | 200,000 people | 5.00 million people | 4.80 million people | Poland |
| 1700s | 200,000 people | 6.00 million people | 5.80 million people | Poland |
| 1710s | 227,285 people | 6.25 million people | 6.02 million people | Poland |
| 1720s | 264,289 people | 6.55 million people | 6.28 million people | Poland |
| 1730s | 308,210 people | 6.86 million people | 6.55 million people | Poland |
| 1740s | 360,422 people | 7.19 million people | 6.83 million people | Poland |
| 1750s | 422,573 people | 7.53 million people | 7.11 million people | Poland |
| 1760s | 496,640 people | 7.89 million people | 7.39 million people | Poland |
| 1770s | 584,998 people | 8.26 million people | 7.68 million people | Poland |
| 1780s | 690,496 people | 8.66 million people | 7.97 million people | Poland |
| 1790s | 816,554 people | 9.07 million people | 8.25 million people | Poland |
| 1800s | 559,636 people | 9.30 million people | 8.75 million people | Poland |
| 1810s | 715,556 people | 10.02 million people | 9.30 million people | Poland |
| 1820s | 966,397 people | 10.78 million people | 9.81 million people | Poland |
| 1830s | 1.39 million people | 11.60 million people | 10.21 million people | Poland |
| 1840s | 2.03 million people | 12.49 million people | 10.46 million people | Poland |
| 1850s | 2.86 million people | 13.78 million people | 10.92 million people | Poland |
| 1860s | 3.53 million people | 15.63 million people | 12.11 million people | Poland |
| 1870s | 4.01 million people | 17.93 million people | 13.92 million people | Poland |
| 1880s | 4.56 million people | 20.79 million people | 16.23 million people | Poland |
| 1890s | 5.07 million people | 23.32 million people | 18.24 million people | Poland |
| 1900s | 6.08 million people | 25.10 million people | 19.01 million people | Poland |
| 1910s | 7.70 million people | 24.83 million people | 17.13 million people | Poland |
| 1920s | 9.30 million people | 25.27 million people | 15.97 million people | Poland |
| 1930s | 10.74 million people | 28.30 million people | 17.56 million people | Poland |
| 1940s | 12.40 million people | 26.93 million people | 14.53 million people | Poland |
| 1950s | 15.57 million people | 26.88 million people | 11.32 million people | Poland |
| 1960s | 19.50 million people | 31.06 million people | 11.57 million people | Poland |
| 1970s | 22.95 million people | 33.84 million people | 10.89 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 25.86 million people | 36.93 million people | 11.07 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 29.26 million people | 38.28 million people | 9.01 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 32.32 million people | 38.13 million people | 5.81 million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 35.88 million people | 38.23 million people | 2.35 million people | Poland |
| 2020s | 38.69 million people | 38.34 million people | 346,650 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Canada or Poland?
- Canada, at 39.30 million people against 38.76 million people in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Canada and Poland?
- 536,300 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Canada ranks 39th and Poland ranks 40th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.