Argentina has a population density of 43.2 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Argentina has 654,934 sq ft of land per person vs 16,641 sq ft in Taiwan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Argentina and Taiwan are ranked 178th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Argentina has 0.56% of the world's population and 1.84% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, hence the population density in Argentina is 97.4% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 43.2 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 178/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
45973765
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 1,056,642 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 644,638 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 7.42% | n/a |
| Urban population | 92.6% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 12.4% | 71% |
Argentina vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Argentina increased by 17.7%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Argentina ranked 165th for population density and is in 178th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 43.2 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 43.1 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 43 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 42.9 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 42.8 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 42.6 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 42.3 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 41.9 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 41.5 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 41.1 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 40.7 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 40.3 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 39.9 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 39.5 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 39.1 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 38.7 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 38.3 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 37.9 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 37.5 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 37.1 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 36.7 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 36.4 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 36 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 35.6 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 35.2 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 34.8 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 34.4 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 34 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 33.6 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 33.2 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 32.8 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 32.3 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 31.9 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 31.4 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 31 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 30.5 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 30.1 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 29.6 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 29.2 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 28.7 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 28.3 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 27.8 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 27.4 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 26.9 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 26.5 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 26.1 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 25.7 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 25.3 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 24.9 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 24.5 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 24.1 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 23.7 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 23.3 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 23 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 22.6 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 22.2 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 21.9 | 969 |
| 1967 | 21.6 | 945 |
| 1966 | 21.3 | 921 |
| 1965 | 20.9 | 895 |
| 1964 | 20.6 | 868 |
| 1963 | 20.3 | 842 |
| 1962 | 19.9 | 815 |
| 1961 | 19.6 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Argentina
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Buenos Aires | 3.12M |
| Cordoba | 1.33M |
| Rosario | 1.19M |
| San Miguel de Tucuman | 606K |
| Mar del Plata | 593K |
| Salta | 535K |
| San Juan | 471K |
| Lanus | 459K |
| Santiago del Estero | 430K |
| Santa Fe | 406K |
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