Iran vs Ukraine: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Iran
7.17 million people
in 2023
Ukraine
6.99 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
22nd
Ukraine rank
23rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Iran
- Ukraine
How they compare
Iran currently reports 7.17 million people against 6.99 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 180,320 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.
Iran ranks 22nd and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 881,016 people | 2.91 million people | 2.03 million people | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 921,042 people | 3.62 million people | 2.70 million people | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 1.12 million people | 5.09 million people | 3.97 million people | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 1.49 million people | 5.89 million people | 4.40 million people | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 2.26 million people | 6.68 million people | 4.42 million people | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.31 million people | 7.08 million people | 3.77 million people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 4.93 million people | 7.01 million people | 2.08 million people | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 6.72 million people | 7.41 million people | 687,030 people | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iran or Ukraine?
- Iran, at 7.17 million people against 6.99 million people in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iran and Ukraine?
- 180,320 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Ukraine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Ukraine rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iran ranks 22nd and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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+.