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

Vietnam, at 3.28 million against 3.00 million in Iran as of 2025.

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

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 Vietnam: Population ages 20-24, male

Iran

3.00 million

in 2025

Vietnam

3.28 million

in 2025

Iran rank

19th

Vietnam rank

16th

Population ages 20-24, male over time

Iran
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 3.28 million against 3.00 million in Iran, a difference of 276,560.

That makes Vietnam'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 Vietnam ahead.

Iran ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	913,391	1.16 million	250,072	Vietnam
1970s	1.52 million	2.02 million	498,394	Vietnam
1980s	2.26 million	2.78 million	517,640	Vietnam
1990s	2.68 million	3.35 million	676,839	Vietnam
2000s	4.31 million	4.05 million	265,392	Iran
2010s	3.88 million	4.05 million	167,165	Vietnam
2020s	2.97 million	3.24 million	274,437	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Iran or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 3.28 million against 3.00 million in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Iran and Vietnam?: 276,560, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Vietnam?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and Vietnam rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?: Iran ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 16th 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.