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Iran vs Vietnam: Population

Iran
90.61 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
100.35 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
17th
Vietnam rank
16th

Population over time

  • Iran
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 100.35 million people against 90.61 million people in Iran, a difference of 9.74 million people.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

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

Iran ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 23 and Vietnam in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Vietnam Difference Ahead
1000s 4.50 million people 800,000 people 3.70 million people Iran
1100s 4.75 million people 1.04 million people 3.71 million people Iran
1200s 5.00 million people 1.28 million people 3.72 million people Iran
1300s 3.50 million people 1.52 million people 1.98 million people Iran
1400s 3.75 million people 1.76 million people 1.99 million people Iran
1500s 4.00 million people 2.00 million people 2.00 million people Iran
1600s 5.00 million people 2.50 million people 2.50 million people Iran
1700s 5.00 million people 3.00 million people 2.00 million people Iran
1710s 5.21 million people 3.30 million people 1.92 million people Iran
1720s 5.32 million people 3.59 million people 1.73 million people Iran
1730s 5.43 million people 3.89 million people 1.55 million people Iran
1740s 5.55 million people 4.18 million people 1.37 million people Iran
1750s 5.67 million people 4.48 million people 1.19 million people Iran
1760s 5.79 million people 4.78 million people 1.01 million people Iran
1770s 5.91 million people 5.07 million people 837,030 people Iran
1780s 6.03 million people 5.37 million people 666,040 people Iran
1790s 6.16 million people 5.66 million people 497,670 people Iran
1800s 6.12 million people 4.48 million people 1.64 million people Iran
1810s 6.40 million people 5.73 million people 667,525 people Iran
1820s 6.69 million people 6.45 million people 242,500 people Iran
1830s 7.00 million people 6.28 million people 720,435 people Iran
1840s 7.32 million people 6.10 million people 1.22 million people Iran
1850s 7.71 million people 6.85 million people 859,311 people Iran
1860s 8.18 million people 9.04 million people 854,774 people Vietnam
1870s 8.60 million people 10.62 million people 2.03 million people Vietnam
1880s 8.91 million people 10.95 million people 2.04 million people Vietnam
1890s 9.55 million people 11.28 million people 1.73 million people Vietnam
1900s 10.58 million people 14.68 million people 4.10 million people Vietnam
1910s 10.22 million people 18.77 million people 8.55 million people Vietnam
1920s 10.74 million people 18.03 million people 7.29 million people Vietnam
1930s 13.86 million people 18.18 million people 4.32 million people Vietnam
1940s 15.87 million people 21.60 million people 5.74 million people Vietnam
1950s 18.55 million people 28.01 million people 9.46 million people Vietnam
1960s 24.74 million people 36.60 million people 11.87 million people Vietnam
1970s 33.49 million people 46.19 million people 12.71 million people Vietnam
1980s 48.61 million people 58.33 million people 9.72 million people Vietnam
1990s 62.12 million people 71.21 million people 9.10 million people Vietnam
2000s 71.27 million people 81.23 million people 9.96 million people Vietnam
2010s 82.17 million people 92.31 million people 10.14 million people Vietnam
2020s 89.08 million people 99.26 million people 10.18 million people Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Iran or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 100.35 million people against 90.61 million people in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Iran and Vietnam?
9.74 million people, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Vietnam?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Iran and Vietnam rank globally for population?
Iran ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 16th 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.