Iraq vs Turkey: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Iraq
16.72 million people
in 2023
Turkey
19.06 million people
in 2023
Iraq rank
23rd
Turkey rank
21st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Iraq
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 19.06 million people against 16.72 million people in Iraq, a difference of 2.34 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 million people | 9.88 million people | 7.40 million people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 3.39 million people | 13.64 million people | 10.25 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 5.25 million people | 16.84 million people | 11.59 million people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 7.14 million people | 19.11 million people | 11.97 million people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 9.07 million people | 20.14 million people | 11.07 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 11.70 million people | 19.39 million people | 7.69 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 14.71 million people | 19.14 million people | 4.43 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 16.47 million people | 19.37 million people | 2.90 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iraq or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 19.06 million people against 16.72 million people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iraq and Turkey?
- 2.34 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Turkey rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iraq ranks 23rd 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.