Egypt vs Iran: Population ages 15-64, total
Egypt
74.77 million
in 2025
Iran
64.14 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
13th
Iran rank
16th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 74.77 million against 64.14 million in Iran, a difference of 10.64 million.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 13th and Iran ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.40 million | 12.77 million | 3.63 million | Egypt |
| 1970s | 21.14 million | 17.80 million | 3.34 million | Egypt |
| 1980s | 27.47 million | 25.97 million | 1.50 million | Egypt |
| 1990s | 36.87 million | 34.26 million | 2.61 million | Egypt |
| 2000s | 48.99 million | 48.44 million | 551,440 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 60.87 million | 57.85 million | 3.02 million | Egypt |
| 2020s | 71.07 million | 62.31 million | 8.76 million | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 74.77 million against 64.14 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Egypt and Iran?
- 10.64 million, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Iran ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, 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 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.