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
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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) – 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

Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.