Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Iran or Turkey?

Turkey, at 3.15 million against 3.00 million in Iran 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 20-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Turkey: Population ages 20-24, male

Iran

3.00 million

in 2025

Turkey

3.15 million

in 2025

Iran rank

19th

Turkey rank

17th

Population ages 20-24, male over time

Iran
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 3.15 million against 3.00 million in Iran, a difference of 152,210.

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 19th 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	913,391	1.33 million	414,176	Turkey
1970s	1.52 million	1.80 million	281,297	Turkey
1980s	2.26 million	2.42 million	164,690	Turkey
1990s	2.68 million	2.96 million	285,905	Turkey
2000s	4.31 million	3.25 million	1.06 million	Iran
2010s	3.88 million	3.31 million	577,367	Iran
2020s	2.97 million	3.39 million	418,195	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Iran or Turkey?: Turkey, at 3.15 million against 3.00 million in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Iran and Turkey?: 152,210, 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, male?: Iran ranks 19th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 20-24, 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 20 to 24.