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Population density in Turkey

Turkey: Population density was 84.9 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
84.9
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
133rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
118.79
in 2047
All-time low
6.89
in 1100
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Turkey, 1000–2100

0255075100125100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Turkey stood at 84.9.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Turkey peaked at 118.79 in 2047 and was at its lowest, 6.89, in 1100.

That places Turkey 133rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Turkey, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 9.42 —
1100 6.89 -26.9%
1200 8.12 +17.9%
1300 9.36 +15.2%
1400 7.54 -19.4%
1500 8.12 +7.8%
1600 10.39 +28.0%
1700 11.04 +6.3%
1710 11.17 +1.2%
1720 11.34 +1.4%
1730 11.5 +1.4%
1740 11.67 +1.4%
1750 11.84 +1.4%
1760 12.01 +1.4%
1770 12.18 +1.4%
1780 12.36 +1.4%
1790 12.54 +1.4%
1800 12.68 +1.2%
1801 12.7 +0.2%
1802 12.72 +0.2%
1803 12.74 +0.2%
1804 12.76 +0.2%
1805 12.78 +0.2%
1806 12.8 +0.2%
1807 12.82 +0.2%
1808 12.84 +0.2%
1809 12.86 +0.2%
1810 12.88 +0.2%
1811 12.9 +0.2%
1812 12.92 +0.2%
1813 12.94 +0.2%
1814 12.97 +0.2%
1815 12.99 +0.2%
1816 13.02 +0.2%
1817 13.04 +0.2%
1818 13.07 +0.2%
1819 13.1 +0.2%
1820 13.13 +0.2%
1821 13.15 +0.2%
1822 13.17 +0.2%
1823 13.21 +0.3%
1824 13.26 +0.3%
1825 13.3 +0.3%
1826 13.34 +0.3%
1827 13.38 +0.3%
1828 13.42 +0.3%
1829 13.47 +0.3%
1830 13.51 +0.3%
1831 13.55 +0.3%
1832 13.59 +0.3%
1833 13.64 +0.3%
1834 13.68 +0.3%
1835 13.72 +0.3%
1836 13.77 +0.3%
1837 13.81 +0.3%
1838 13.85 +0.3%
1839 13.9 +0.3%
1840 13.94 +0.3%
1841 13.98 +0.3%
1842 14.03 +0.3%
1843 14.07 +0.3%
1844 14.12 +0.3%
1845 14.16 +0.3%
1846 14.21 +0.3%
1847 14.25 +0.3%
1848 14.3 +0.3%
1849 14.34 +0.3%
1850 14.39 +0.3%
1851 14.43 +0.3%
1852 14.47 +0.3%
1853 14.51 +0.3%
1854 14.56 +0.3%
1855 14.6 +0.3%
1856 14.64 +0.3%
1857 14.69 +0.3%
1858 14.73 +0.3%
1859 14.77 +0.3%
1860 14.82 +0.3%
1861 14.86 +0.3%
1862 14.9 +0.3%
1863 14.95 +0.3%
1864 14.99 +0.3%
1865 15.03 +0.3%
1866 15.08 +0.3%
1867 15.12 +0.3%
1868 15.17 +0.3%
1869 15.22 +0.4%
1870 15.28 +0.4%
1871 15.35 +0.5%
1872 15.44 +0.5%
1873 15.53 +0.6%
1874 15.62 +0.6%
1875 15.71 +0.6%
1876 15.8 +0.6%
1877 15.89 +0.6%
1878 15.98 +0.6%
1879 16.07 +0.6%
1880 16.17 +0.6%
1881 16.26 +0.6%
1882 16.36 +0.6%
1883 16.45 +0.6%
1884 16.55 +0.6%
1885 16.64 +0.6%
1886 16.74 +0.6%
1887 16.84 +0.6%
1888 16.94 +0.6%
1889 17.03 +0.6%
1890 17.13 +0.6%
1891 17.23 +0.6%
1892 17.33 +0.6%
1893 17.43 +0.6%
1894 17.53 +0.6%
1895 17.64 +0.6%
1896 17.74 +0.6%
1897 17.84 +0.6%
1898 17.95 +0.6%
1899 18.05 +0.6%
1900 18.16 +0.6%
1901 18.26 +0.6%
1902 18.37 +0.6%
1903 18.47 +0.6%
1904 18.58 +0.6%
1905 18.69 +0.6%
1906 18.8 +0.6%
1907 18.91 +0.6%
1908 19.02 +0.6%
1909 19.07 +0.3%
1910 19.08 +0.0%
1911 19.03 -0.2%
1912 18.93 -0.5%
1913 18.78 -0.8%
1914 18.63 -0.8%
1915 18.48 -0.8%
1916 18.34 -0.8%
1917 18.19 -0.8%
1918 18.05 -0.8%
1919 17.96 -0.5%
1920 17.93 -0.2%
1921 17.95 +0.1%
1922 18.03 +0.4%
1923 18.16 +0.7%
1924 18.3 +0.7%
1925 18.43 +0.7%
1926 18.57 +0.7%
1927 18.7 +0.7%
1928 18.84 +0.7%
1929 19.02 +0.9%
1930 19.24 +1.2%
1931 19.5 +1.4%
1932 19.81 +1.6%
1933 20.17 +1.8%
1934 20.53 +1.8%
1935 20.89 +1.8%
1936 21.27 +1.8%
1937 21.65 +1.8%
1938 22.03 +1.8%
1939 22.42 +1.8%
1940 22.82 +1.8%
1941 23.22 +1.7%
1942 23.62 +1.7%
1943 24.02 +1.7%
1944 24.43 +1.7%
1945 24.85 +1.7%
1946 25.28 +1.7%
1947 25.71 +1.7%
1948 26.15 +1.7%
1949 26.67 +2.0%
1950 27.31 +2.4%
1951 28.12 +3.0%
1952 28.96 +3.0%
1953 29.83 +3.0%
1954 30.71 +3.0%
1955 31.59 +2.9%
1956 32.56 +3.1%
1957 33.63 +3.3%
1958 34.7 +3.2%
1959 35.77 +3.1%
1960 36.81 +2.9%
1961 37.84 +2.8%
1962 38.87 +2.7%
1963 39.92 +2.7%
1964 40.98 +2.7%
1965 42.03 +2.5%
1966 43.11 +2.6%
1967 44.24 +2.6%
1968 45.37 +2.6%
1969 46.5 +2.5%
1970 47.61 +2.4%
1971 48.75 +2.4%
1972 49.93 +2.4%
1973 51.1 +2.3%
1974 52.25 +2.2%
1975 53.34 +2.1%
1976 54.44 +2.1%
1977 55.58 +2.1%
1978 56.71 +2.0%
1979 57.83 +2.0%
1980 59 +2.0%
1981 60.19 +2.0%
1982 61.49 +2.2%
1983 62.95 +2.4%
1984 64.41 +2.3%
1985 65.86 +2.2%
1986 67.28 +2.2%
1987 68.66 +2.1%
1988 70.05 +2.0%
1989 71.43 +2.0%
1990 72.78 +1.9%
1991 74.07 +1.8%
1992 75.35 +1.7%
1993 76.66 +1.7%
1994 78 +1.8%
1995 79.29 +1.7%
1996 80.49 +1.5%
1997 81.67 +1.5%
1998 82.81 +1.4%
1999 83.93 +1.3%
2000 85.01 +1.3%
2001 86.07 +1.3%
2002 87.12 +1.2%
2003 88.14 +1.2%
2004 89.12 +1.1%
2005 90.08 +1.1%
2006 91.01 +1.0%
2007 91.93 +1.0%
2008 92.98 +1.1%
2009 94.16 +1.3%
2010 95.3 +1.2%
2011 96.43 +1.2%
2012 97.71 +1.3%
2013 99.27 +1.6%
2014 101.39 +2.1%
2015 103.97 +2.5%
2016 106.09 +2.0%
2017 107.95 +1.8%
2018 109.68 +1.6%
2019 110.91 +1.1%
2020 111.86 +0.9%
2021 112.63 +0.7%
2022 113.12 +0.4%
2023 113.39 +0.2%
2024 113.66 +0.2%
2025 113.93 +0.2%
2026 114.25 +0.3%
2027 114.6 +0.3%
2028 114.97 +0.3%
2029 115.32 +0.3%
2030 115.68 +0.3%
2031 116.02 +0.3%
2032 116.34 +0.3%
2033 116.64 +0.3%
2034 116.92 +0.2%
2035 117.18 +0.2%
2036 117.44 +0.2%
2037 117.68 +0.2%
2038 117.89 +0.2%
2039 118.08 +0.2%
2040 118.25 +0.1%
2041 118.39 +0.1%
2042 118.52 +0.1%
2043 118.62 +0.1%
2044 118.7 +0.1%
2045 118.75 +0.0%
2046 118.78 +0.0%
2047 118.79 +0.0%
2048 118.76 -0.0%
2049 118.69 -0.1%
2050 118.57 -0.1%
2051 118.42 -0.1%
2052 118.23 -0.2%
2053 118.01 -0.2%
2054 117.75 -0.2%
2055 117.46 -0.2%
2056 117.13 -0.3%
2057 116.76 -0.3%
2058 116.36 -0.3%
2059 115.93 -0.4%
2060 115.46 -0.4%
2061 114.98 -0.4%
2062 114.46 -0.4%
2063 113.92 -0.5%
2064 113.36 -0.5%
2065 112.77 -0.5%
2066 112.17 -0.5%
2067 111.56 -0.5%
2068 110.93 -0.6%
2069 110.28 -0.6%
2070 109.61 -0.6%
2071 108.92 -0.6%
2072 108.21 -0.7%
2073 107.49 -0.7%
2074 106.75 -0.7%
2075 105.99 -0.7%
2076 105.22 -0.7%
2077 104.45 -0.7%
2078 103.66 -0.7%
2079 102.87 -0.8%
2080 102.07 -0.8%
2081 101.26 -0.8%
2082 100.43 -0.8%
2083 99.6 -0.8%
2084 98.76 -0.8%
2085 97.92 -0.9%
2086 97.06 -0.9%
2087 96.2 -0.9%
2088 95.34 -0.9%
2089 94.46 -0.9%
2090 93.58 -0.9%
2091 92.69 -0.9%
2092 91.82 -0.9%
2093 90.94 -1.0%
2094 90.06 -1.0%
2095 89.19 -1.0%
2096 88.33 -1.0%
2097 87.47 -1.0%
2098 86.61 -1.0%
2099 85.75 -1.0%
2100 84.9 -1.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 84.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 84.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1600 +28.0% 8.12 10.39
1100 -26.9% 9.42 6.89

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 9.42 9.42 9.42 1
1100s 6.89 6.89 6.89 1
1200s 8.12 8.12 8.12 1
1300s 9.36 9.36 9.36 1
1400s 7.54 7.54 7.54 1
1500s 8.12 8.12 8.12 1
1600s 10.39 10.39 10.39 1
1700s 11.04 11.04 11.04 1
1710s 11.17 11.17 11.17 1
1720s 11.34 11.34 11.34 1
1730s 11.5 11.5 11.5 1
1740s 11.67 11.67 11.67 1
1750s 11.84 11.84 11.84 1
1760s 12.01 12.01 12.01 1
1770s 12.18 12.18 12.18 1
1780s 12.36 12.36 12.36 1
1790s 12.54 12.54 12.54 1
1800s 12.77 12.68 12.86 10
1810s 12.98 12.88 13.1 10
1820s 13.28 13.13 13.47 10
1830s 13.7 13.51 13.9 10
1840s 14.14 13.94 14.34 10
1850s 14.58 14.39 14.77 10
1860s 15.01 14.82 15.22 10
1870s 15.67 15.28 16.07 10
1880s 16.6 16.17 17.03 10
1890s 17.59 17.13 18.05 10
1900s 18.63 18.16 19.07 10
1910s 18.55 17.96 19.08 10
1920s 18.39 17.93 19.02 10
1930s 20.75 19.24 22.42 10
1940s 24.68 22.82 26.67 10
1950s 31.32 27.31 35.77 10
1960s 41.57 36.81 46.5 10
1970s 52.75 47.61 57.83 10
1980s 65.13 59 71.43 10
1990s 78.51 72.78 83.93 10
2000s 89.56 85.01 94.16 10
2010s 102.87 95.3 110.91 10
2020s 113.77 111.86 115.32 10
2030s 116.99 115.68 118.08 10
2040s 118.63 118.25 118.79 10
2050s 117.46 115.93 118.57 10
2060s 112.99 110.28 115.46 10
2070s 106.32 102.87 109.61 10
2080s 98.31 94.46 102.07 10
2090s 89.65 85.75 93.58 10
2100s 84.9 84.9 84.9 1

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  3. 132 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 86.58 compare
  4. 134 Morocco 84.89 compare
  5. 135 Hungary 81.75 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Turkey?
Population density in Turkey was 84.9 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 118.79 in 2047.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 6.89 in 1100.
How does Turkey rank for population density?
Turkey ranks 133rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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