Iran vs Turkey: Population ages 20-24, female
Iran
2.87 million
in 2025
Turkey
3.02 million
in 2025
Iran rank
20th
Turkey rank
17th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Iran
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 3.02 million against 2.87 million in Iran, a difference of 149,580.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Iran ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th 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 | 880,186 | 1.26 million | 378,655 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.41 million | 1.67 million | 257,850 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.07 million | 2.26 million | 190,059 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.52 million | 2.84 million | 318,292 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 4.18 million | 3.14 million | 1.04 million | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.74 million | 3.18 million | 562,888 | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 3.24 million | 407,220 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Iran or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 3.02 million against 2.87 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Iran and Turkey?
- 149,580, with Turkey 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 20-24, female?
- Iran ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th 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 20-24, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 20 to 24.