Iran vs Türkiye: Population ages 0-14, total
Iran
20.35 million
in 2025
Türkiye
18.05 million
in 2025
Iran rank
20th
Türkiye rank
22nd
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Iran
- Türkiye
How they compare
Iran currently reports 20.35 million against 18.05 million in Türkiye, a difference of 2.30 million.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.
Iran ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.05 million | 13.64 million | 2.59 million | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 14.57 million | 16.84 million | 2.27 million | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 21.14 million | 19.11 million | 2.03 million | Iran |
| 1990s | 25.60 million | 20.14 million | 5.46 million | Iran |
| 2000s | 19.52 million | 19.35 million | 165,650 | Iran |
| 2010s | 19.39 million | 18.81 million | 577,270 | Iran |
| 2020s | 20.68 million | 18.64 million | 2.04 million | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Iran or Türkiye?
- Iran, at 20.35 million against 18.05 million in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Iran and Türkiye?
- 2.30 million, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Türkiye rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Iran ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.