China vs Turkey: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
China
99.3 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
100.94 people per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
68th
Turkey rank
66th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 100.94 people per square kilometre against 99.3 people per square kilometre in China, a difference of 1.64 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 68th and Turkey ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.75 people per square kilometre | 10.94 people per square kilometre | 2.81 people per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 16.88 people per square kilometre | 18.43 people per square kilometre | 1.55 people per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1980s | 26 people per square kilometre | 29.42 people per square kilometre | 3.41 people per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1990s | 38.39 people per square kilometre | 42.98 people per square kilometre | 4.59 people per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2000s | 59.09 people per square kilometre | 56.58 people per square kilometre | 2.5 people per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 83.78 people per square kilometre | 84.36 people per square kilometre | 0.5757 people per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2020s | 98.28 people per square kilometre | 100.4 people per square kilometre | 2.11 people per square kilometre | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, China or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 100.94 people per square kilometre against 99.3 people per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between China and Turkey?
- 1.64 people per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 68th and Turkey ranks 66th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.