Iran vs Turkey: Population, male

Iran

46.95 million

in 2025

Turkey

42.85 million

in 2025

Iran rank

17th

Turkey rank

18th

Population, male over time

Iran currently reports 46.95 million against 42.85 million in Turkey, a difference of 4.10 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 17th and Turkey ranks 18th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Population, male
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

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.