Turkey vs Zambia: Population density
Turkey
84.9 people per km²
in 2100
Zambia
86.73 people per km²
in 2100
Turkey rank
133rd
Zambia rank
131st
Population density over time
- Turkey
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 86.73 people per km² against 84.9 people per km² in Turkey, a difference of 1.83 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 133rd and Zambia ranks 131st of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 47 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 9.42 people per km² | 0.2038 people per km² | 9.22 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1100s | 6.89 people per km² | 0.2446 people per km² | 6.64 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1200s | 8.12 people per km² | 0.2853 people per km² | 7.84 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1300s | 9.36 people per km² | 0.3261 people per km² | 9.03 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1400s | 7.54 people per km² | 0.3668 people per km² | 7.17 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1500s | 8.12 people per km² | 0.4076 people per km² | 7.71 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1600s | 10.39 people per km² | 0.4422 people per km² | 9.95 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1700s | 11.04 people per km² | 0.4769 people per km² | 10.57 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1710s | 11.17 people per km² | 0.4578 people per km² | 10.72 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1720s | 11.34 people per km² | 0.4665 people per km² | 10.87 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1730s | 11.5 people per km² | 0.4759 people per km² | 11.02 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1740s | 11.67 people per km² | 0.4858 people per km² | 11.18 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1750s | 11.84 people per km² | 0.4964 people per km² | 11.34 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1760s | 12.01 people per km² | 0.5079 people per km² | 11.5 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1770s | 12.18 people per km² | 0.5202 people per km² | 11.66 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1780s | 12.36 people per km² | 0.5335 people per km² | 11.82 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1790s | 12.54 people per km² | 0.548 people per km² | 11.99 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1800s | 12.77 people per km² | 1.08 people per km² | 11.69 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1810s | 12.98 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | 11.73 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1820s | 13.28 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 11.83 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1830s | 13.7 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | 12.01 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1840s | 14.14 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | 12.17 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1850s | 14.58 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | 12.44 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1860s | 15.01 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | 12.86 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1870s | 15.67 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | 13.51 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1880s | 16.6 people per km² | 2.18 people per km² | 14.41 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1890s | 17.59 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 15.39 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1900s | 18.63 people per km² | 2.11 people per km² | 16.52 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1910s | 18.55 people per km² | 1.99 people per km² | 16.55 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1920s | 18.39 people per km² | 2.09 people per km² | 16.31 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1930s | 20.75 people per km² | 2.41 people per km² | 18.34 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1940s | 24.68 people per km² | 2.82 people per km² | 21.86 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1950s | 31.32 people per km² | 3.6 people per km² | 27.72 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1960s | 41.57 people per km² | 4.91 people per km² | 36.66 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1970s | 52.75 people per km² | 6.65 people per km² | 46.11 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1980s | 65.13 people per km² | 8.99 people per km² | 56.14 people per km² | Turkey |
| 1990s | 78.51 people per km² | 11.72 people per km² | 66.78 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2000s | 89.56 people per km² | 15.64 people per km² | 73.93 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2010s | 102.87 people per km² | 21.77 people per km² | 81.1 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2020s | 113.77 people per km² | 29.13 people per km² | 84.64 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2030s | 116.99 people per km² | 37.6 people per km² | 79.39 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2040s | 118.63 people per km² | 46.4 people per km² | 72.23 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2050s | 117.46 people per km² | 55.11 people per km² | 62.35 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2060s | 112.99 people per km² | 63.53 people per km² | 49.46 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2070s | 106.32 people per km² | 71.33 people per km² | 34.99 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2080s | 98.31 people per km² | 78.24 people per km² | 20.07 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2090s | 89.65 people per km² | 84.03 people per km² | 5.62 people per km² | Turkey |
| 2100s | 84.9 people per km² | 86.73 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Turkey or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 86.73 people per km² against 84.9 people per km² in Turkey as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Turkey and Zambia?
- 1.83 people per km², with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Zambia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Turkey and Zambia rank globally for population density?
- Turkey ranks 133rd and Zambia ranks 131st 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.