Mexico vs Turkey: Population by age group
Mexico
10.36 million people
in 2023
Turkey
8.73 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
15th
Turkey rank
18th
Population by age group over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 10.36 million people against 8.73 million people in Turkey, a difference of 1.63 million people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 910,934 people | 950,685 people | 39,752 people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 1.15 million people | 1.41 million people | 264,292 people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.63 million people | 1.92 million people | 287,536 people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.57 million people | 2.32 million people | 245,542 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.01 million people | 3.09 million people | 916,020 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 5.86 million people | 4.50 million people | 1.36 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 7.98 million people | 6.09 million people | 1.89 million people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 9.87 million people | 8.26 million people | 1.61 million people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Mexico or Turkey?
- Mexico, at 10.36 million people against 8.73 million people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Mexico and Turkey?
- 1.63 million people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for population by age group?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.