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Iran vs Turkey: Population

Iran
90.61 million people
in 2023
Turkey
87.27 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
17th
Turkey rank
18th

Population over time

  • Iran
  • Turkey
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M100015112023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 90.61 million people against 87.27 million people in Turkey, a difference of 3.34 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.

Iran ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 18th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Turkey Difference Ahead
1000s 4.50 million people 7.25 million people 2.75 million people Turkey
1100s 4.75 million people 5.30 million people 550,000 people Turkey
1200s 5.00 million people 6.25 million people 1.25 million people Turkey
1300s 3.50 million people 7.20 million people 3.70 million people Turkey
1400s 3.75 million people 5.80 million people 2.05 million people Turkey
1500s 4.00 million people 6.25 million people 2.25 million people Turkey
1600s 5.00 million people 8.00 million people 3.00 million people Turkey
1700s 5.00 million people 8.50 million people 3.50 million people Turkey
1710s 5.21 million people 8.60 million people 3.39 million people Turkey
1720s 5.32 million people 8.72 million people 3.40 million people Turkey
1730s 5.43 million people 8.85 million people 3.42 million people Turkey
1740s 5.55 million people 8.98 million people 3.43 million people Turkey
1750s 5.67 million people 9.11 million people 3.44 million people Turkey
1760s 5.79 million people 9.24 million people 3.45 million people Turkey
1770s 5.91 million people 9.37 million people 3.47 million people Turkey
1780s 6.03 million people 9.51 million people 3.48 million people Turkey
1790s 6.16 million people 9.65 million people 3.49 million people Turkey
1800s 6.12 million people 9.83 million people 3.71 million people Turkey
1810s 6.40 million people 9.99 million people 3.59 million people Turkey
1820s 6.69 million people 10.22 million people 3.53 million people Turkey
1830s 7.00 million people 10.55 million people 3.55 million people Turkey
1840s 7.32 million people 10.88 million people 3.56 million people Turkey
1850s 7.71 million people 11.22 million people 3.51 million people Turkey
1860s 8.18 million people 11.56 million people 3.37 million people Turkey
1870s 8.60 million people 12.06 million people 3.46 million people Turkey
1880s 8.91 million people 12.77 million people 3.86 million people Turkey
1890s 9.55 million people 13.54 million people 3.98 million people Turkey
1900s 10.58 million people 14.34 million people 3.76 million people Turkey
1910s 10.22 million people 14.28 million people 4.06 million people Turkey
1920s 10.74 million people 14.16 million people 3.41 million people Turkey
1930s 13.86 million people 15.97 million people 2.11 million people Turkey
1940s 15.87 million people 18.99 million people 3.13 million people Turkey
1950s 18.55 million people 24.10 million people 5.55 million people Turkey
1960s 24.74 million people 31.99 million people 7.25 million people Turkey
1970s 33.49 million people 40.60 million people 7.12 million people Turkey
1980s 48.61 million people 50.13 million people 1.52 million people Turkey
1990s 62.12 million people 60.42 million people 1.70 million people Iran
2000s 71.27 million people 68.93 million people 2.34 million people Iran
2010s 82.17 million people 79.17 million people 3.00 million people Iran
2020s 89.08 million people 86.78 million people 2.30 million people Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Iran or Turkey?
Iran, at 90.61 million people against 87.27 million people in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Iran and Turkey?
3.34 million people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for population?
Iran ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 18th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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.