Turkey vs Vietnam: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Turkey
8.73 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
8.64 million people
in 2023
Turkey rank
18th
Vietnam rank
19th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Turkey
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 8.73 million people against 8.64 million people in Vietnam, a difference of 80,740 people.

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

Turkey ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 950,685 people 1.26 million people 304,330 people Vietnam
1960s 1.41 million people 1.86 million people 443,608 people Vietnam
1970s 1.92 million people 2.43 million people 512,747 people Vietnam
1980s 2.32 million people 3.13 million people 807,603 people Vietnam
1990s 3.09 million people 4.00 million people 906,273 people Vietnam
2000s 4.50 million people 4.97 million people 463,557 people Vietnam
2010s 6.09 million people 5.98 million people 112,103 people Turkey
2020s 8.26 million people 8.01 million people 244,732 people Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Turkey or Vietnam?
Turkey, at 8.73 million people against 8.64 million people in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Turkey and Vietnam?
80,740 people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Vietnam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Turkey and Vietnam rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Turkey ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.