Australia has a population density of 9.16 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Australia has 3,043,442 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, Australia and Taiwan are ranked 196th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Australia has 0.33% of the world's population and 5.16% 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 Australia is 99.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Australia
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 9.16 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 196/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
27677455
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 2,969,906 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 3,043,440 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 13.2% | n/a |
| Urban population | 86.8% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 62.6% | 71% |
Australia vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Australia increased by 36.3%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Australia ranked 190th for population density and is in 196th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Australia
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 9.16 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 8.97 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 8.76 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 8.65 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 8.64 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 8.53 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 8.41 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 8.28 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 8.15 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 8.03 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 7.91 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 7.8 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 7.66 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 7.53 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 7.43 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 7.31 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 7.16 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 7.02 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 6.89 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 6.8 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 6.72 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 6.65 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 6.57 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 6.42 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 6.34 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 6.27 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 6.21 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 6.14 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 6.07 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 6 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 5.95 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 5.89 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 5.83 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 5.75 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 5.67 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 5.57 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 5.48 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 5.4 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 5.32 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 5.25 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 5.19 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 5.12 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 5.03 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 4.95 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 4.89 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 4.84 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 4.78 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 4.73 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 4.68 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 4.63 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 4.51 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 4.44 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 4.36 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 4.22 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 4.13 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 4.05 | 969 |
| 1967 | 3.98 | 945 |
| 1966 | 3.93 | 921 |
| 1965 | 3.84 | 895 |
| 1964 | 3.76 | 868 |
| 1963 | 3.69 | 842 |
| 1962 | 3.62 | 815 |
| 1961 | 3.53 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Australia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Sydney | 5.45M |
| Melbourne | 5.35M |
| Brisbane | 2.71M |
| Perth | 2.14M |
| Adelaide | 1.39M |
| Gold Coast | 608K |
| Canberra | 381K |
| Sunshine Coast | 284K |
| Wollongong | 262K |
| Ipswich | 233K |
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