Iran vs Yemen: Population by five year age group

Iran
6.20 million
in 2023
Yemen
6.29 million
in 2023
Iran rank
23rd
Yemen rank
21st

Population by five year age group over time

  • Iran
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 6.29 million against 6.20 million in Iran, a difference of 93,010.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 3.28 million 801,533 2.48 million Iran
1960s 4.48 million 1.10 million 3.38 million Iran
1970s 5.65 million 1.58 million 4.07 million Iran
1980s 8.80 million 2.39 million 6.42 million Iran
1990s 7.76 million 3.28 million 4.48 million Iran
2000s 5.55 million 3.87 million 1.68 million Iran
2010s 7.09 million 4.90 million 2.19 million Iran
2020s 6.66 million 6.05 million 607,382 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by five year age group, Iran or Yemen?
Yemen, at 6.29 million against 6.20 million in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by five year age group between Iran and Yemen?
93,010, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for population by five year age group?
Iran ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population by five year age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by five year age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed