Turkey vs Vietnam: Population
Turkey
87.27 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
100.35 million people
in 2023
Turkey rank
19th
Vietnam rank
17th
Population over time
- Turkey
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 100.35 million people against 87.27 million people in Turkey, a difference of 13.08 million people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 27 and Vietnam in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.25 million people | 800,000 people | 6.45 million people | Turkey |
| 1100s | 5.30 million people | 1.04 million people | 4.26 million people | Turkey |
| 1200s | 6.25 million people | 1.28 million people | 4.97 million people | Turkey |
| 1300s | 7.20 million people | 1.52 million people | 5.68 million people | Turkey |
| 1400s | 5.80 million people | 1.76 million people | 4.04 million people | Turkey |
| 1500s | 6.25 million people | 2.00 million people | 4.25 million people | Turkey |
| 1600s | 8.00 million people | 2.50 million people | 5.50 million people | Turkey |
| 1700s | 8.50 million people | 3.00 million people | 5.50 million people | Turkey |
| 1710s | 8.60 million people | 3.30 million people | 5.30 million people | Turkey |
| 1720s | 8.72 million people | 3.59 million people | 5.13 million people | Turkey |
| 1730s | 8.85 million people | 3.89 million people | 4.96 million people | Turkey |
| 1740s | 8.98 million people | 4.18 million people | 4.79 million people | Turkey |
| 1750s | 9.11 million people | 4.48 million people | 4.63 million people | Turkey |
| 1760s | 9.24 million people | 4.78 million people | 4.47 million people | Turkey |
| 1770s | 9.37 million people | 5.07 million people | 4.30 million people | Turkey |
| 1780s | 9.51 million people | 5.37 million people | 4.14 million people | Turkey |
| 1790s | 9.65 million people | 5.66 million people | 3.99 million people | Turkey |
| 1800s | 9.83 million people | 4.48 million people | 5.35 million people | Turkey |
| 1810s | 9.99 million people | 5.73 million people | 4.26 million people | Turkey |
| 1820s | 10.22 million people | 6.45 million people | 3.77 million people | Turkey |
| 1830s | 10.55 million people | 6.28 million people | 4.27 million people | Turkey |
| 1840s | 10.88 million people | 6.10 million people | 4.78 million people | Turkey |
| 1850s | 11.22 million people | 6.85 million people | 4.37 million people | Turkey |
| 1860s | 11.56 million people | 9.04 million people | 2.52 million people | Turkey |
| 1870s | 12.06 million people | 10.62 million people | 1.43 million people | Turkey |
| 1880s | 12.77 million people | 10.95 million people | 1.82 million people | Turkey |
| 1890s | 13.54 million people | 11.28 million people | 2.25 million people | Turkey |
| 1900s | 14.34 million people | 14.68 million people | 340,570 people | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 14.28 million people | 18.77 million people | 4.49 million people | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 14.16 million people | 18.03 million people | 3.88 million people | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 15.97 million people | 18.18 million people | 2.21 million people | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 18.99 million people | 21.60 million people | 2.61 million people | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 24.10 million people | 28.01 million people | 3.91 million people | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 31.99 million people | 36.60 million people | 4.61 million people | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 40.60 million people | 46.19 million people | 5.59 million people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 50.13 million people | 58.33 million people | 8.20 million people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 60.42 million people | 71.21 million people | 10.79 million people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 68.93 million people | 81.23 million people | 12.30 million people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 79.17 million people | 92.31 million people | 13.14 million people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 86.78 million people | 99.26 million people | 12.48 million people | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Turkey or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 100.35 million people against 87.27 million people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Turkey and Vietnam?
- 13.08 million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Vietnam?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and Vietnam rank globally for population?
- Turkey ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.