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