Iran vs Türkiye

Iran vs Türkiye: Population

Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 87.3 million people in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 3.34 million people, or 1.04 times that in Türkiye.

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Iran vs Türkiye: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 87.3 million people in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 3.34 million people, or 1.04 times that in Türkiye.
IranTürkiyeEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 1987, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 17 and Türkiye ranked 18 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 million people and Türkiye at 65.3 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIranTürkiyeWorld
202390.6 million87.3 million8.09 billion
202289.5 million87.1 million8.02 billion
202188.5 million86.7 million7.95 billion
202087.7 million86.1 million7.89 billion
201987.1 million85.4 million7.81 billion
201886.1 million84.4 million7.73 billion
201785 million83.1 million7.65 billion
201683.8 million81.7 million7.56 billion
201582.6 million80 million7.47 billion
201481.5 million78 million7.38 billion
201380.4 million76.4 million7.29 billion
201279.4 million75.2 million7.2 billion
201178.4 million74.2 million7.11 billion
201077.4 million73.4 million7.02 billion
200976.5 million72.5 million6.93 billion
200875.5 million71.6 million6.84 billion
200774.6 million70.8 million6.76 billion
200673.4 million70.1 million6.67 billion
200571.8 million69.3 million6.59 billion
200470.3 million68.6 million6.5 billion
200368.8 million67.8 million6.42 billion
200268 million67.1 million6.34 billion
200167.5 million66.3 million6.26 billion
200066.4 million65.4 million6.17 billion
199965.5 million64.6 million6.09 billion
199864.5 million63.7 million6.01 billion
199763.6 million62.9 million5.93 billion
199662.9 million62 million5.84 billion
199562.2 million61 million5.76 billion
199461.5 million60 million5.68 billion
199361.4 million59 million5.59 billion
199261.2 million58 million5.51 billion
199160 million57 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million56 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million55 million5.23 billion
198855.1 million53.9 million5.14 billion
198753.3 million52.8 million5.05 billion
198651.5 million51.8 million4.96 billion
198549.6 million50.7 million4.87 billion
198447.8 million49.6 million4.78 billion
198346 million48.5 million4.7 billion
198244.3 million47.3 million4.61 billion
198142 million46.3 million4.53 billion
198039.8 million45.4 million4.45 billion
197938.4 million44.5 million4.37 billion
197837.1 million43.7 million4.29 billion
197735.9 million42.8 million4.22 billion
197634.8 million41.9 million4.14 billion
197533.8 million41.1 million4.07 billion
197432.8 million40.2 million4 billion
197331.8 million39.3 million3.92 billion
197230.9 million38.4 million3.85 billion
197130 million37.5 million3.77 billion
197029.2 million36.6 million3.7 billion
196928.3 million35.8 million3.62 billion
196827.4 million34.9 million3.55 billion
196726.6 million34.1 million3.47 billion
196625.8 million33.2 million3.4 billion
196525 million32.4 million3.34 billion
196424.3 million31.5 million3.26 billion
196323.5 million30.7 million3.19 billion
196222.8 million29.9 million3.12 billion
196122.1 million29.1 million3.07 billion
196021.5 million28.3 million3.02 billion
195920.9 million27.5 million2.97 billion
195820.3 million26.7 million2.91 billion
195719.7 million25.9 million2.85 billion
195619.2 million25.1 million2.8 billion
195518.7 million24.3 million2.74 billion
195418.2 million23.6 million2.69 billion
195317.8 million23 million2.63 billion
195217.3 million22.3 million2.58 billion
195116.9 million21.6 million2.54 billion
195016.5 million21 million2.49 billion
194916.6 million20.5 million–
194816.4 million20.1 million–
194716.2 million19.8 million–
194616.1 million19.5 million–
194515.9 million19.1 million–
194415.8 million18.8 million–
194315.7 million18.5 million–
194215.5 million18.2 million–
194115.4 million17.9 million–
194015.2 million17.6 million–
193915 million17.3 million–
193814.7 million17 million–
193714.5 million16.7 million–
193614.2 million16.4 million–
193514 million16.1 million–
193413.7 million15.8 million–
193313.5 million15.5 million–
193213.3 million15.3 million–
193113 million15 million–
193012.7 million14.8 million–
192912.4 million14.6 million–
192812 million14.5 million–
192711.6 million14.4 million–
192611.2 million14.3 million–
192510.8 million14.2 million–
192410.5 million14.1 million–
192310.1 million14 million–
19229.8 million13.9 million–
19219.58 million13.8 million–
19209.46 million13.8 million–
19199.44 million13.8 million–
19189.53 million13.9 million–
19179.72 million14 million–
19169.92 million14.1 million–
191510.1 million14.2 million–
191410.3 million14.3 million–
191310.5 million14.5 million–
191210.7 million14.6 million–
191110.9 million14.7 million–
191011 million14.7 million–
190911 million14.7 million–
190811 million14.6 million–
190710.8 million14.6 million–
190610.7 million14.5 million–
190510.6 million14.4 million–
190410.5 million14.3 million–
190310.4 million14.2 million–
190210.3 million14.1 million–
190110.2 million14.1 million–
190010.1 million14 million–
189910 million13.9 million–
18989.91 million13.8 million–
18979.81 million13.7 million–
18969.7 million13.7 million–
18959.6 million13.6 million–
18949.49 million13.5 million–
18939.39 million13.4 million–
18929.29 million13.3 million–
18919.21 million13.3 million–
18909.13 million13.2 million–
18899.07 million13.1 million–
18889.03 million13 million–
18878.99 million13 million–
18868.96 million12.9 million–
18858.93 million12.8 million–
18848.9 million12.7 million–
18838.87 million12.7 million–
18828.83 million12.6 million–
18818.8 million12.5 million–
18808.77 million12.4 million–
18798.74 million12.4 million–
18788.71 million12.3 million–
18778.68 million12.2 million–
18768.64 million12.2 million–
18758.61 million12.1 million–
18748.58 million12 million–
18738.55 million12 million–
18728.52 million11.9 million–
18718.49 million11.8 million–
18708.45 million11.8 million–
18698.4 million11.7 million–
18688.36 million11.7 million–
18678.31 million11.6 million–
18668.26 million11.6 million–
18658.21 million11.6 million–
18648.16 million11.5 million–
18638.11 million11.5 million–
18628.06 million11.5 million–
18618.01 million11.4 million–
18607.97 million11.4 million–
18597.92 million11.4 million–
18587.87 million11.3 million–
18577.82 million11.3 million–
18567.78 million11.3 million–
18557.73 million11.2 million–
18547.68 million11.2 million–
18537.64 million11.2 million–
18527.59 million11.1 million–
18517.55 million11.1 million–
18507.51 million11.1 million–
18497.47 million11 million–
18487.43 million11 million–
18477.4 million11 million–
18467.37 million10.9 million–
18457.34 million10.9 million–
18447.3 million10.9 million–
18437.27 million10.8 million–
18427.24 million10.8 million–
18417.21 million10.8 million–
18407.17 million10.7 million–
18397.14 million10.7 million–
18387.11 million10.7 million–
18377.08 million10.6 million–
18367.05 million10.6 million–
18357.01 million10.6 million–
18346.98 million10.5 million–
18336.95 million10.5 million–
18326.92 million10.5 million–
18316.89 million10.4 million–
18306.86 million10.4 million–
18296.83 million10.4 million–
18286.8 million10.3 million–
18276.77 million10.3 million–
18266.74 million10.3 million–
18256.71 million10.2 million–
18246.68 million10.2 million–
18236.65 million10.2 million–
18226.62 million10.1 million–
18216.59 million10.1 million–
18206.56 million10.1 million–
18196.53 million10.1 million–
18186.5 million10.1 million–
18176.47 million10 million–
18166.44 million10 million–
18156.42 million10 million–
18146.39 million9.98 million–
18136.36 million9.96 million–
18126.33 million9.94 million–
18116.3 million9.93 million–
18106.27 million9.91 million–
18096.25 million9.9 million–
18086.22 million9.88 million–
18076.19 million9.87 million–
18066.16 million9.85 million–
18056.14 million9.84 million–
18046.11 million9.82 million–
18036.08 million9.81 million–
18026.05 million9.79 million–
18016.03 million9.78 million–
18006 million9.76 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranTürkiyeWorld
202491.6 million91 million–92 million87.5 million87.3 million–87.7 million8.16 billion
202592.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million87.7 million87 million–88.3 million8.23 billion
202693.2 million91 million–95.2 million87.9 million86.8 million–89 million8.3 billion
202793.8 million91 million–96.4 million88.2 million86.6 million–89.8 million8.37 billion
202894.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million88.5 million86.3 million–90.6 million8.44 billion
202995 million90.8 million–98.7 million88.8 million86 million–91.4 million8.5 billion
203095.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million89 million85.7 million–92.3 million8.57 billion
203196 million90.8 million–101 million89.3 million85.4 million–93.2 million8.63 billion
203296.4 million90.6 million–102 million89.5 million85 million–94.1 million8.7 billion
203396.9 million90.6 million–103 million89.8 million84.6 million–95 million8.76 billion
203497.3 million90.7 million–104 million90 million84.1 million–96 million8.82 billion
203597.7 million90.8 million–105 million90.2 million83.6 million–97 million8.89 billion
203698.1 million90.6 million–106 million90.4 million83.1 million–97.9 million8.95 billion
203798.5 million90.4 million–106 million90.6 million82.8 million–98.7 million9.01 billion
203898.8 million90.1 million–107 million90.7 million82.4 million–99.5 million9.06 billion
203999.2 million89.8 million–109 million90.9 million82 million–100 million9.12 billion
204099.5 million89.8 million–109 million91 million81.5 million–101 million9.18 billion
204199.9 million89.8 million–110 million91.1 million80.8 million–102 million9.23 billion
2042100 million89.6 million–111 million91.2 million80.2 million–103 million9.29 billion
2043101 million89.5 million–112 million91.3 million79.5 million–104 million9.34 billion
2044101 million89.3 million–113 million91.4 million78.7 million–104 million9.39 billion
2045101 million88.9 million–113 million91.4 million78 million–105 million9.44 billion
2046101 million88.8 million–114 million91.4 million77.2 million–106 million9.49 billion
2047101 million88.7 million–115 million91.4 million76.4 million–106 million9.54 billion
2048102 million88.5 million–116 million91.4 million75.7 million–107 million9.58 billion
2049102 million88.2 million–116 million91.4 million75 million–108 million9.62 billion
2050102 million87.8 million–117 million91.3 million74.1 million–108 million9.66 billion
2051102 million87.3 million–118 million91.1 million73.4 million–109 million9.7 billion
2052102 million87 million–119 million91 million72.7 million–109 million9.74 billion
2053102 million86.5 million–119 million90.8 million71.9 million–110 million9.78 billion
2054102 million85.9 million–119 million90.6 million70.7 million–110 million9.81 billion
2055102 million85.3 million–120 million90.4 million69.7 million–111 million9.85 billion
2056102 million84.5 million–120 million90.2 million68.8 million–111 million9.88 billion
2057102 million83.9 million–121 million89.9 million67.9 million–112 million9.91 billion
2058102 million83.2 million–121 million89.6 million67.1 million–112 million9.94 billion
2059101 million82.5 million–122 million89.2 million66 million–113 million9.96 billion
2060101 million81.8 million–122 million88.9 million64.9 million–114 million9.99 billion
2061101 million81 million–122 million88.5 million63.8 million–114 million10 billion
2062100 million80 million–122 million88.1 million62.8 million–115 million10 billion
2063100 million79.1 million–123 million87.7 million61.8 million–115 million10.1 billion
206499.6 million78.5 million–123 million87.2 million61 million–115 million10.1 billion
206599.2 million77.6 million–123 million86.8 million60.2 million–115 million10.1 billion
206698.7 million76.6 million–123 million86.3 million59.3 million–116 million10.1 billion
206798.3 million75.8 million–123 million85.9 million58.4 million–116 million10.1 billion
206897.8 million75.1 million–123 million85.4 million57.1 million–117 million10.2 billion
206997.2 million74.1 million–124 million84.9 million56 million–117 million10.2 billion
207096.7 million72.9 million–124 million84.4 million54.9 million–118 million10.2 billion
207196.2 million71.8 million–124 million83.8 million53.6 million–118 million10.2 billion
207295.6 million70.7 million–124 million83.3 million52.4 million–118 million10.2 billion
207395 million69.6 million–124 million82.7 million51.3 million–119 million10.2 billion
207494.4 million68.4 million–123 million82.2 million50.2 million–119 million10.2 billion
207593.8 million67.4 million–123 million81.6 million49 million–119 million10.3 billion
207693.2 million66.2 million–124 million81 million47.5 million–119 million10.3 billion
207792.6 million64.9 million–124 million80.4 million46.3 million–119 million10.3 billion
207892 million64 million–124 million79.8 million45.3 million–120 million10.3 billion
207991.4 million63 million–125 million79.2 million44.5 million–121 million10.3 billion
208090.8 million62 million–125 million78.6 million43.5 million–121 million10.3 billion
208190.3 million61 million–125 million77.9 million42.4 million–121 million10.3 billion
208289.7 million60.2 million–125 million77.3 million41.3 million–121 million10.3 billion
208389.1 million59.5 million–125 million76.7 million40.1 million–121 million10.3 billion
208488.5 million58.4 million–125 million76 million39.1 million–121 million10.3 billion
208588 million57.3 million–124 million75.4 million38.2 million–121 million10.3 billion
208687.4 million56.4 million–124 million74.7 million37.2 million–122 million10.3 billion
208786.9 million55.5 million–125 million74 million36.1 million–122 million10.3 billion
208886.3 million54.5 million–125 million73.4 million35 million–122 million10.3 billion
208985.8 million53.6 million–125 million72.7 million34.1 million–122 million10.3 billion
209085.3 million52.9 million–125 million72 million33.3 million–123 million10.3 billion
209184.7 million52 million–125 million71.3 million32.6 million–123 million10.3 billion
209284.2 million51 million–125 million70.7 million31.8 million–123 million10.3 billion
209383.7 million50.2 million–125 million70 million30.8 million–124 million10.3 billion
209483.2 million49.5 million–126 million69.3 million30 million–124 million10.2 billion
209582.7 million48.7 million–126 million68.7 million29.2 million–125 million10.2 billion
209682.2 million47.8 million–127 million68 million28.3 million–125 million10.2 billion
209781.6 million46.8 million–127 million67.3 million27.5 million–125 million10.2 billion
209881.1 million45.8 million–127 million66.7 million26.8 million–126 million10.2 billion
209980.6 million45 million–128 million66 million26.2 million–126 million10.2 billion
210080.1 million44.3 million–128 million65.3 million25.6 million–125 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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