Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Iran or Turkey?

Iran, at 3.34 million against 3.15 million in Turkey as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 15-19, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Turkey: Population ages 15-19, male

Iran

3.34 million

in 2025

Turkey

3.15 million

in 2025

Iran rank

17th

Turkey rank

19th

Population ages 15-19, male over time

Iran
Turkey

How they compare

Iran currently reports 3.34 million against 3.15 million in Turkey, a difference of 183,040.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

Iran ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 19th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.14 million	1.58 million	440,972	Turkey
1970s	1.85 million	2.19 million	338,378	Turkey
1980s	2.48 million	2.77 million	293,134	Turkey
1990s	3.43 million	3.22 million	214,080	Iran
2000s	4.61 million	3.24 million	1.37 million	Iran
2010s	3.21 million	3.30 million	91,207	Turkey
2020s	3.13 million	3.16 million	29,838	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Iran or Turkey?: Iran, at 3.34 million against 3.15 million in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Iran and Turkey?: 183,040, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?: Iran ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 15-19, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 15-19, male
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Male population between the ages 15 to 19.