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Population in Turkey compared to Zambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,518,661 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,002,379 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 3.79 times bigger than Zambia's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Turkey vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Zambia
2100 64,274,243 65,217,429
2099 64,924,706 64,871,545
2098 65,567,989 64,515,891
2097 66,219,045 64,148,736
2096 66,865,890 63,777,313
2095 67,516,190 63,393,169
2094 68,169,346 62,992,652
2093 68,835,313 62,590,327
2092 69,496,264 62,175,930
2091 70,159,325 61,750,591
2090 70,828,304 61,321,399
2089 71,490,133 60,880,148
2088 72,146,464 60,434,676
2087 72,792,552 59,970,107
2086 73,439,558 59,499,234
2085 74,085,313 59,023,040
2084 74,713,882 58,535,857
2083 75,342,464 58,040,512
2082 75,969,760 57,538,672
2081 76,583,769 57,027,491
2080 77,195,480 56,506,421
2079 77,793,711 55,983,242
2078 78,386,293 55,449,777
2077 78,973,194 54,906,771
2076 79,556,991 54,361,075
2075 80,128,010 53,806,856
2074 80,697,544 53,246,777
2073 81,244,619 52,677,348
2072 81,785,452 52,101,139
2071 82,311,503 51,519,691
2070 82,827,402 50,931,614
2069 83,324,862 50,334,700
2068 83,806,741 49,737,479
2067 84,270,976 49,135,488
2066 84,728,547 48,530,443
2065 85,177,268 47,918,592
2064 85,611,517 47,299,740
2063 86,026,471 46,677,439
2062 86,425,827 46,048,819
2061 86,800,591 45,416,657
2060 87,156,663 44,777,347
2059 87,500,101 44,137,306
2058 87,809,920 43,494,451
2057 88,100,397 42,851,923
2056 88,369,840 42,206,898
2055 88,598,739 41,558,284
2054 88,806,632 40,906,492
2053 88,985,609 40,255,629
2052 89,144,425 39,603,888
2051 89,270,515 38,949,958
2050 89,374,730 38,294,607
2049 89,447,182 37,634,194
2048 89,484,074 36,971,309
2047 89,492,406 36,309,749
2046 89,467,391 35,645,868
2045 89,441,098 34,981,812
2044 89,390,601 34,316,981
2043 89,326,342 33,652,420
2042 89,237,658 32,990,657
2041 89,137,199 32,329,447
2040 89,021,820 31,664,262
2039 88,885,792 31,001,305
2038 88,736,121 30,335,662
2037 88,562,197 29,668,561
2036 88,373,007 29,000,264
2035 88,178,595 28,333,498
2034 87,975,336 27,671,195
2033 87,754,631 27,011,974
2032 87,524,158 26,356,580
2031 87,274,280 25,702,812
2030 87,004,538 25,055,216
2029 86,741,614 24,414,405
2028 86,466,107 23,780,809
2027 86,189,693 23,151,479
2026 85,932,926 22,529,742
2025 85,718,588 21,918,187
2024 85,518,661 21,314,956
2023 85,325,965 20,723,965
2022 84,979,913 20,152,938
2021 84,147,318 19,603,607
2020 83,384,680 19,059,395
2019 82,579,440 18,513,839
2018 81,407,204 17,973,569
2017 80,312,698 17,441,320
2016 79,277,962 16,914,423
2015 78,218,479 16,399,089
2014 77,181,884 15,895,315
2013 76,147,624 15,398,997
2012 75,175,827 14,913,629
2011 74,223,629 14,437,796
2010 73,142,150 13,965,594
2009 72,039,206 13,490,389
2008 71,051,678 13,021,324
2007 70,158,112 12,565,085
2006 70,045,349 12,129,553
2005 69,329,557 11,718,819
2004 68,592,617 11,338,198
2003 67,831,730 10,983,595
2002 67,048,795 10,647,949
2001 66,245,128 10,325,185
2000 65,425,961 10,017,631
1999 64,591,923 9,740,005
1998 63,734,383 9,482,408
1997 62,852,966 9,237,063
1996 61,951,134 9,004,053
1995 61,024,503 8,785,763
1994 60,033,836 8,576,269
1993 58,999,167 8,373,921
1992 57,990,118 8,176,680
1991 57,009,887 7,981,650
1990 56,015,628 7,786,169
1989 54,976,723 7,589,216
1988 53,909,626 7,391,440
1987 52,843,670 7,191,282
1986 51,777,772 6,986,471
1985 50,687,115 6,780,953
1984 49,574,069 6,580,490
1983 48,447,410 6,381,038
1982 47,322,096 6,178,637
1981 46,321,190 5,983,289
1980 45,408,815 5,802,833
1979 44,510,429 5,631,728
1978 43,645,306 5,465,374
1977 42,773,298 5,302,480
1976 41,899,984 5,143,842
1975 41,053,126 4,990,086
1974 40,210,234 4,842,746
1973 39,329,533 4,702,693
1972 38,430,221 4,569,309
1971 37,518,611 4,442,525
1970 36,638,465 4,321,718
1969 35,787,774 4,197,116
1968 34,921,684 4,065,593
1967 34,050,421 3,936,343
1966 33,177,672 3,812,003
1965 32,345,220 3,692,086
1964 31,543,072 3,577,017
1963 30,726,841 3,465,907
1962 29,916,147 3,358,099
1961 29,119,238 3,254,086
1960 28,329,898 3,153,729

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/turkey/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkey increased by 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Turkey's population will grow by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people with a rank change from 18th to 19th. The population of Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey Zambia
2100 -1% 0.53%
2099 -0.98% 0.55%
2098 -0.98% 0.57%
2097 -0.97% 0.58%
2096 -0.96% 0.61%
2095 -0.96% 0.64%
2094 -0.97% 0.64%
2093 -0.95% 0.67%
2092 -0.95% 0.69%
2091 -0.94% 0.7%
2090 -0.93% 0.72%
2089 -0.91% 0.74%
2088 -0.89% 0.77%
2087 -0.88% 0.79%
2086 -0.87% 0.81%
2085 -0.84% 0.83%
2084 -0.83% 0.85%
2083 -0.83% 0.87%
2082 -0.8% 0.9%
2081 -0.79% 0.92%
2080 -0.77% 0.93%
2079 -0.76% 0.96%
2078 -0.74% 0.99%
2077 -0.73% 1%
2076 -0.71% 1.03%
2075 -0.71% 1.05%
2074 -0.67% 1.08%
2073 -0.66% 1.11%
2072 -0.64% 1.13%
2071 -0.62% 1.15%
2070 -0.6% 1.19%
2069 -0.57% 1.2%
2068 -0.55% 1.23%
2067 -0.54% 1.25%
2066 -0.53% 1.28%
2065 -0.51% 1.31%
2064 -0.48% 1.33%
2063 -0.46% 1.37%
2062 -0.43% 1.39%
2061 -0.41% 1.43%
2060 -0.39% 1.45%
2059 -0.35% 1.48%
2058 -0.33% 1.5%
2057 -0.3% 1.53%
2056 -0.26% 1.56%
2055 -0.23% 1.59%
2054 -0.2% 1.62%
2053 -0.18% 1.65%
2052 -0.14% 1.68%
2051 -0.12% 1.71%
2050 -0.08% 1.75%
2049 -0.04% 1.79%
2048 -0.009% 1.82%
2047 0.03% 1.86%
2046 0.03% 1.9%
2045 0.06% 1.94%
2044 0.07% 1.97%
2043 0.1% 2.01%
2042 0.11% 2.05%
2041 0.13% 2.1%
2040 0.15% 2.14%
2039 0.17% 2.19%
2038 0.2% 2.25%
2037 0.21% 2.3%
2036 0.22% 2.35%
2035 0.23% 2.39%
2034 0.25% 2.44%
2033 0.26% 2.49%
2032 0.29% 2.54%
2031 0.31% 2.58%
2030 0.3% 2.62%
2029 0.32% 2.66%
2028 0.32% 2.72%
2027 0.3% 2.76%
2026 0.25% 2.79%
2025 0.23% 2.83%
2024 0.23% 2.85%
2023 0.41% 2.83%
2022 0.99% 2.8%
2021 0.91% 2.86%
2020 0.98% 2.95%
2019 1.44% 3.01%
2018 1.36% 3.05%
2017 1.31% 3.12%
2016 1.35% 3.14%
2015 1.34% 3.17%
2014 1.36% 3.22%
2013 1.29% 3.25%
2012 1.28% 3.3%
2011 1.48% 3.38%
2010 1.53% 3.52%
2009 1.39% 3.6%
2008 1.27% 3.63%
2007 0.16% 3.59%
2006 1.03% 3.5%
2005 1.07% 3.36%
2004 1.12% 3.23%
2003 1.17% 3.15%
2002 1.21% 3.13%
2001 1.25% 3.07%
2000 1.29% 2.85%
1999 1.35% 2.72%
1998 1.4% 2.66%
1997 1.46% 2.59%
1996 1.52% 2.48%
1995 1.65% 2.44%
1994 1.75% 2.42%
1993 1.74% 2.41%
1992 1.72% 2.44%
1991 1.77% 2.51%
1990 1.89% 2.6%
1989 1.98% 2.68%
1988 2.02% 2.78%
1987 2.06% 2.93%
1986 2.15% 3.03%
1985 2.25% 3.05%
1984 2.33% 3.13%
1983 2.38% 3.28%
1982 2.16% 3.26%
1981 2.01% 3.11%
1980 2.02% 3.04%
1979 1.98% 3.04%
1978 2.04% 3.07%
1977 2.08% 3.08%
1976 2.06% 3.08%
1975 2.1% 3.04%
1974 2.24% 2.98%
1973 2.34% 2.92%
1972 2.43% 2.85%
1971 2.4% 2.8%
1970 2.38% 2.97%
1969 2.48% 3.24%
1968 2.56% 3.28%
1967 2.63% 3.26%
1966 2.57% 3.25%
1965 2.54% 3.22%
1964 2.66% 3.21%
1963 2.71% 3.21%
1962 2.74% 3.2%
1961 2.79% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/turkey/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Turkey grew by 0.23%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Turkey Zambia
Current population
86002379
22697916
Population rank 18/197 62/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.27%
One net population change
2.73 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
33 seconds
46 seconds
One death every
59.6 seconds
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +528 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +192,696 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.23% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 21/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -258,205 +6,562
Net migration rank 188/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - 6,562
2024 - -275,952 - 7,381
2023 426,630 -318,070 577,660 9,521
2022 535,373 -301,544 563,456 -8,566
2021 521,713 20,283 535,629 8,143
2020 608,708 37,934 536,484 8,156
2019 751,472 -15,690 528,089 18,385
2018 830,353 187,570 515,644 18,431
2017 875,408 659,846 504,630 25,789
2016 895,841 352,063 497,521 25,860
2015 930,799 1,063,140 491,021 16,261
2014 957,055 1,033,384 483,663 16,574
2013 921,386 438,618 476,846 15,542
2012 917,145 258,623 469,406 8,958
2011 875,839 68,849 459,743 13,569
2010 892,334 55,532 448,337 22,761
2009 900,491 24,276 434,458 44,867
2008 868,749 47,915 419,560 39,249
2007 876,626 -186,402 403,729 49,945
2006 897,351 -190,194 387,891 29,517
2005 898,650 -174,177 368,756 35,316
2004 896,025 -146,574 349,352 7,819
2003 893,683 -121,383 331,189 20,845
2002 922,927 -129,444 316,041 3,206
2001 980,560 -166,759 302,682 23,582
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 293,186 -4,338
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 283,297 -16,888
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 275,568 -26,796
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 268,198 -26,276
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 262,468 -38,358
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 257,897 -45,423
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 252,023 -45,504
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 245,917 -47,739
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 239,953 -43,656
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 237,957 -44,203
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 235,835 -38,619
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 233,429 -36,736
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 230,118 -31,270
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 227,813 -26,338
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 224,768 -16,610
1985 1,098,846 8,960 221,351 -18,474
1984 1,096,529 21,787 216,695 -18,652
1983 1,095,106 39,871 212,712 -11,849
1982 1,091,863 23,728 207,621 -3,676
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 202,822 -16,072
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 198,817 -24,664
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 197,578 -29,515
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 194,933 -30,284
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 191,557 -30,423
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 186,762 -30,612
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 182,258 -30,886
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 174,484 -31,178
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 168,258 -31,472
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 161,648 -31,672
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 155,249 -31,651
1970 991,950 -150,924 149,380 -31,370
1969 970,958 -110,578 142,660 -11,469
1968 950,778 -78,973 137,315 -5,447
1967 936,727 -65,993 131,938 -5,298
1966 925,790 -50,999 127,164 -5,129
1965 904,016 -113,911 122,814 -5,023
1964 884,152 -69,978 117,197 -4,851
1963 862,626 -44,317 114,555 -4,676
1962 837,473 -34,353 110,173 -4,428
1961 816,911 -26,187 106,318 -4,043
1960 773,009 14,948 102,335 -3,898

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 73% of the population change in Turkey is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people). In Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

Biggest cities by population

Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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