Austria has a population density of 288.1 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Austria has 98,368 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, Austria and Taiwan are ranked 83rd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Austria has 0.11% of the world's population and 0.06% 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 Austria is 82.8% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Austria
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 288.1 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 83/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
9171198
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 31,861 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 96,774 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 40.2% | n/a |
| Urban population | 59.8% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.5% | 71% |
Austria vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Austria increased by 12.3%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Austria ranked 79th for population density and is in 83rd place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Austria
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 288.1 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 286.6 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 283.8 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 281.1 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 279.9 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 278.7 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 277.5 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 276.1 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 274.2 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 271.3 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 268.2 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 266.1 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 264.6 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 263.4 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 262.5 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 261.9 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 261.2 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 260.4 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 259.5 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 258.2 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 256.5 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 254.9 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 253.7 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 252.4 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 251.5 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 250.8 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 250.4 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 250.1 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 249.8 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 249.5 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 249.1 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 248.1 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 246.1 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 243.4 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 241 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 239.1 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 238.1 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 237.7 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 237.6 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 237.4 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 237.3 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 237.3 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 237.7 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 237.6 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 236.9 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 236.9 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 237.4 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 237.5 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 237.5 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 237.9 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 238.5 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 238.1 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 236.8 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 235.4 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 234.4 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 233.5 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 232.7 | 969 |
| 1967 | 231.5 | 945 |
| 1966 | 229.8 | 921 |
| 1965 | 228.2 | 895 |
| 1964 | 226.7 | 868 |
| 1963 | 225.2 | 842 |
| 1962 | 223.8 | 815 |
| 1961 | 222.4 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Austria
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vienna | 1.97M |
| Graz | 293K |
| Linz | 212K |
| Salzburg | 155K |
| Innsbruck | 131K |
| Klagenfurt | 101K |
| Wels | 65.3K |
| Villach | 65.1K |
| Sankt Polten | 55.5K |
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