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
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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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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.