Canada vs Poland: Total dependency ratio
Canada
53.0%
in 2023
Poland
53.0%
in 2023
Canada rank
139th
Poland rank
138th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 53.0% against 53.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 139th and Poland ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.4% | 56.8% | 8.7% | Canada |
| 1960s | 68.7% | 61.2% | 7.5% | Canada |
| 1970s | 54.2% | 51.7% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 53.4% | 7.0% | Poland |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 51.3% | 3.8% | Poland |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 42.9% | 2.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 43.9% | 3.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 51.8% | 0.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Canada or Poland?
- Poland, at 53.0% against 53.0% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Canada and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Canada ranks 139th and Poland ranks 138th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).