Spain vs Turkey: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Spain
9.88 million people
in 2023
Turkey
8.73 million people
in 2023
Spain rank
16th
Turkey rank
18th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9.88 million people against 8.73 million people in Turkey, a difference of 1.16 million people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.22 million people | 950,685 people | 1.27 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.80 million people | 1.41 million people | 1.39 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 3.65 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.73 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.61 million people | 2.32 million people | 2.29 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.96 million people | 3.09 million people | 2.87 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.26 million people | 4.50 million people | 2.75 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.56 million people | 6.09 million people | 2.46 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.57 million people | 8.26 million people | 1.31 million people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, at 9.88 million people against 8.73 million people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Spain and Turkey?
- 1.16 million people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Spain ranks 16th 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 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+.