Iran vs Turkey: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Iran
20.69 million people
in 2023
Turkey
19.06 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
19th
Turkey rank
21st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Iran
- Turkey
How they compare
Iran currently reports 20.69 million people against 19.06 million people in Turkey, a difference of 1.63 million people.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Iran ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.35 million people | 9.88 million people | 2.53 million people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 11.05 million people | 13.64 million people | 2.59 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 14.57 million people | 16.84 million people | 2.27 million people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 21.14 million people | 19.11 million people | 2.03 million people | Iran |
| 1990s | 25.60 million people | 20.14 million people | 5.46 million people | Iran |
| 2000s | 19.52 million people | 19.39 million people | 124,720 people | Iran |
| 2010s | 19.39 million people | 19.14 million people | 247,880 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 20.79 million people | 19.37 million people | 1.42 million people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iran or Turkey?
- Iran, at 20.69 million people against 19.06 million people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iran and Turkey?
- 1.63 million people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iran ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.