Germany vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: The global population hockey stick
Germany
84.55 million people
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of
90.61 million people
in 2023
Germany rank
20th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Germany
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 90.61 million people against 84.55 million people in Germany, a difference of 6.06 million people.
That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
Germany ranks 20th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 36 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.50 million people | 4.50 million people | 1.00 million people | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1100s | 4.00 million people | 4.75 million people | 750,000 people | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1200s | 6.00 million people | 5.00 million people | 1.00 million people | Germany |
| 1300s | 9.00 million people | 3.50 million people | 5.50 million people | Germany |
| 1400s | 6.50 million people | 3.75 million people | 2.75 million people | Germany |
| 1500s | 9.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 5.00 million people | Germany |
| 1600s | 12.00 million people | 5.00 million people | 7.00 million people | Germany |
| 1700s | 13.00 million people | 5.00 million people | 8.00 million people | Germany |
| 1710s | 13.98 million people | 5.21 million people | 8.77 million people | Germany |
| 1720s | 14.96 million people | 5.32 million people | 9.64 million people | Germany |
| 1730s | 15.94 million people | 5.43 million people | 10.50 million people | Germany |
| 1740s | 16.92 million people | 5.55 million people | 11.37 million people | Germany |
| 1750s | 17.90 million people | 5.67 million people | 12.23 million people | Germany |
| 1760s | 18.89 million people | 5.79 million people | 13.11 million people | Germany |
| 1770s | 19.89 million people | 5.91 million people | 13.98 million people | Germany |
| 1780s | 20.88 million people | 6.03 million people | 14.85 million people | Germany |
| 1790s | 21.88 million people | 6.16 million people | 15.72 million people | Germany |
| 1800s | 19.39 million people | 6.12 million people | 13.26 million people | Germany |
| 1810s | 22.81 million people | 6.40 million people | 16.40 million people | Germany |
| 1820s | 26.28 million people | 6.69 million people | 19.59 million people | Germany |
| 1830s | 29.40 million people | 7.00 million people | 22.40 million people | Germany |
| 1840s | 32.28 million people | 7.32 million people | 24.96 million people | Germany |
| 1850s | 34.85 million people | 7.71 million people | 27.14 million people | Germany |
| 1860s | 37.74 million people | 8.18 million people | 29.55 million people | Germany |
| 1870s | 41.62 million people | 8.60 million people | 33.03 million people | Germany |
| 1880s | 46.09 million people | 8.91 million people | 37.18 million people | Germany |
| 1890s | 51.72 million people | 9.55 million people | 42.17 million people | Germany |
| 1900s | 59.66 million people | 10.58 million people | 49.09 million people | Germany |
| 1910s | 63.86 million people | 10.22 million people | 53.64 million people | Germany |
| 1920s | 64.88 million people | 10.74 million people | 54.13 million people | Germany |
| 1930s | 69.40 million people | 13.86 million people | 55.54 million people | Germany |
| 1940s | 71.41 million people | 15.87 million people | 55.55 million people | Germany |
| 1950s | 70.55 million people | 18.55 million people | 51.99 million people | Germany |
| 1960s | 75.50 million people | 24.74 million people | 50.76 million people | Germany |
| 1970s | 78.47 million people | 33.49 million people | 44.99 million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 78.26 million people | 48.61 million people | 29.66 million people | Germany |
| 1990s | 81.46 million people | 62.12 million people | 19.34 million people | Germany |
| 2000s | 81.71 million people | 71.27 million people | 10.44 million people | Germany |
| 2010s | 81.99 million people | 82.17 million people | 182,750 people | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2020s | 83.99 million people | 89.08 million people | 5.09 million people | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Germany or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 90.61 million people against 84.55 million people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Germany and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 6.06 million people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Germany ranks 20th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th 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 The global population hockey stick. 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.