Portugal vs Zimbabwe: Population density
Portugal
95.56 people per km²
in 2100
Zimbabwe
96.07 people per km²
in 2100
Portugal rank
126th
Zimbabwe rank
125th
Population density over time
- Portugal
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 96.07 people per km² against 95.56 people per km² in Portugal, a difference of 0.51 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 125th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 47 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.01 people per km² | 0.4394 people per km² | 5.57 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1100s | 7.51 people per km² | 0.4394 people per km² | 7.07 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1200s | 9.02 people per km² | 0.4394 people per km² | 8.58 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1300s | 12.52 people per km² | 0.4394 people per km² | 12.08 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1400s | 9.02 people per km² | 0.4394 people per km² | 8.58 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1500s | 12.52 people per km² | 0.8789 people per km² | 11.64 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1600s | 20.03 people per km² | 0.9536 people per km² | 19.08 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1700s | 20.03 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | 19.01 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1710s | 26.49 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 25.44 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1720s | 27.35 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | 26.29 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1730s | 27.91 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | 26.82 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1740s | 28.48 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | 27.37 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1750s | 29.06 people per km² | 1.13 people per km² | 27.93 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1760s | 29.66 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | 28.49 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1770s | 30.26 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | 29.07 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1780s | 30.88 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | 29.66 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1790s | 31.51 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | 30.26 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1800s | 31.28 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 28.47 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1810s | 34.25 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 31.45 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1820s | 36.93 people per km² | 2.61 people per km² | 34.32 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1830s | 39.14 people per km² | 2.22 people per km² | 36.92 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1840s | 40.97 people per km² | 1.89 people per km² | 39.09 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1850s | 42.56 people per km² | 1.81 people per km² | 40.75 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1860s | 45.25 people per km² | 2 people per km² | 43.25 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1870s | 48.58 people per km² | 2.21 people per km² | 46.37 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1880s | 52.32 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 49.87 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1890s | 56.65 people per km² | 2.71 people per km² | 53.94 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1900s | 61.24 people per km² | 3.09 people per km² | 58.15 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1910s | 64.83 people per km² | 3.62 people per km² | 61.21 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1920s | 69.4 people per km² | 4.33 people per km² | 65.07 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1930s | 78.23 people per km² | 5.31 people per km² | 72.91 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1940s | 87.34 people per km² | 6.46 people per km² | 80.88 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1950s | 94.26 people per km² | 8.34 people per km² | 85.93 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1960s | 96.74 people per km² | 11.39 people per km² | 85.35 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1970s | 99.69 people per km² | 15.46 people per km² | 84.23 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1980s | 108.45 people per km² | 22.03 people per km² | 86.42 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1990s | 109.68 people per km² | 28.4 people per km² | 81.28 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2000s | 114.29 people per km² | 32.2 people per km² | 82.09 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2010s | 113.78 people per km² | 36.99 people per km² | 76.79 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2020s | 113.44 people per km² | 43.53 people per km² | 69.91 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2030s | 111.54 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² | 59.24 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2040s | 108.62 people per km² | 61.8 people per km² | 46.82 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2050s | 104.83 people per km² | 70.77 people per km² | 34.06 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2060s | 100.84 people per km² | 78.75 people per km² | 22.1 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2070s | 97.81 people per km² | 85.7 people per km² | 12.11 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2080s | 96.44 people per km² | 91.18 people per km² | 5.27 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2090s | 95.87 people per km² | 94.77 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2100s | 95.56 people per km² | 96.07 people per km² | 0.5132 people per km² | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Portugal or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 96.07 people per km² against 95.56 people per km² in Portugal as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Portugal and Zimbabwe?
- 0.51 people per km², with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zimbabwe?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Portugal and Zimbabwe rank globally for population density?
- Portugal ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 125th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.