Iraq vs Yemen: Population ages 0-14, total
Iraq
16.94 million
in 2025
Yemen
17.14 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
25th
Yemen rank
24th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 17.14 million against 16.94 million in Iraq, a difference of 195,600.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 24th of 217 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.39 million | 2.55 million | 834,384 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 5.25 million | 3.71 million | 1.53 million | Iraq |
| 1980s | 7.14 million | 5.65 million | 1.49 million | Iraq |
| 1990s | 9.07 million | 8.33 million | 742,983 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 11.70 million | 10.51 million | 1.19 million | Iraq |
| 2010s | 14.71 million | 12.96 million | 1.75 million | Iraq |
| 2020s | 16.61 million | 16.03 million | 586,000 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 17.14 million against 16.94 million in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Iraq and Yemen?
- 195,600, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Iraq ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 24th of 217 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.