Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Türkiye: The global population hockey stick
Iran, Islamic Republic of
90.61 million people
in 2023
Türkiye
87.27 million people
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th
Türkiye rank
19th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Türkiye
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 90.61 million people against 87.27 million people in Türkiye, a difference of 3.34 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Türkiye ahead.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Türkiye ranks 19th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.50 million people | 7.25 million people | 2.75 million people | Türkiye |
| 1100s | 4.75 million people | 5.30 million people | 550,000 people | Türkiye |
| 1200s | 5.00 million people | 6.25 million people | 1.25 million people | Türkiye |
| 1300s | 3.50 million people | 7.20 million people | 3.70 million people | Türkiye |
| 1400s | 3.75 million people | 5.80 million people | 2.05 million people | Türkiye |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 6.25 million people | 2.25 million people | Türkiye |
| 1600s | 5.00 million people | 8.00 million people | 3.00 million people | Türkiye |
| 1700s | 5.00 million people | 8.50 million people | 3.50 million people | Türkiye |
| 1710s | 5.21 million people | 8.60 million people | 3.39 million people | Türkiye |
| 1720s | 5.32 million people | 8.72 million people | 3.40 million people | Türkiye |
| 1730s | 5.43 million people | 8.85 million people | 3.42 million people | Türkiye |
| 1740s | 5.55 million people | 8.98 million people | 3.43 million people | Türkiye |
| 1750s | 5.67 million people | 9.11 million people | 3.44 million people | Türkiye |
| 1760s | 5.79 million people | 9.24 million people | 3.45 million people | Türkiye |
| 1770s | 5.91 million people | 9.37 million people | 3.47 million people | Türkiye |
| 1780s | 6.03 million people | 9.51 million people | 3.48 million people | Türkiye |
| 1790s | 6.16 million people | 9.65 million people | 3.49 million people | Türkiye |
| 1800s | 6.12 million people | 9.83 million people | 3.71 million people | Türkiye |
| 1810s | 6.40 million people | 9.99 million people | 3.59 million people | Türkiye |
| 1820s | 6.69 million people | 10.22 million people | 3.53 million people | Türkiye |
| 1830s | 7.00 million people | 10.55 million people | 3.55 million people | Türkiye |
| 1840s | 7.32 million people | 10.88 million people | 3.56 million people | Türkiye |
| 1850s | 7.71 million people | 11.22 million people | 3.51 million people | Türkiye |
| 1860s | 8.18 million people | 11.56 million people | 3.37 million people | Türkiye |
| 1870s | 8.60 million people | 12.06 million people | 3.46 million people | Türkiye |
| 1880s | 8.91 million people | 12.77 million people | 3.86 million people | Türkiye |
| 1890s | 9.55 million people | 13.54 million people | 3.98 million people | Türkiye |
| 1900s | 10.58 million people | 14.34 million people | 3.76 million people | Türkiye |
| 1910s | 10.22 million people | 14.28 million people | 4.06 million people | Türkiye |
| 1920s | 10.74 million people | 14.16 million people | 3.41 million people | Türkiye |
| 1930s | 13.86 million people | 15.97 million people | 2.11 million people | Türkiye |
| 1940s | 15.87 million people | 18.99 million people | 3.13 million people | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 18.55 million people | 24.10 million people | 5.55 million people | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 24.74 million people | 31.99 million people | 7.25 million people | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 33.49 million people | 40.60 million people | 7.12 million people | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 48.61 million people | 50.13 million people | 1.52 million people | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 62.12 million people | 60.42 million people | 1.70 million people | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2000s | 71.27 million people | 68.93 million people | 2.34 million people | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2010s | 82.17 million people | 79.17 million people | 3.00 million people | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2020s | 89.08 million people | 86.78 million people | 2.30 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, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Türkiye?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 90.61 million people against 87.27 million people in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye?
- 3.34 million people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Türkiye ranks 19th 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.