Iran vs Turkey: Population ages 15-64, total

Iran

64.14 million

in 2025

Turkey

58.75 million

in 2025

Iran rank

16th

Turkey rank

17th

Population ages 15-64, total over time

Iran
Turkey

How they compare

Iran currently reports 64.14 million against 58.75 million in Turkey, a difference of 5.39 million.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 17th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population ages 15-64, total in Iran
Population ages 15-64, total in Turkey
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population ages 15-64, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.