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Population density: Austria vs Taiwan compared

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Austria has a population density of 288.8 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Austria has 98,051 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Austria and Taiwan rank 84th and 10th by population density, 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 all countries' land area, compared to 0.28% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Austria 82.6% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Austria
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Austria Taiwan
2026 288.8 1,662
2025 289 1,669
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 1,671
2012 264.6 1,665
2011 263.4 1,660
2010 262.5 1,656
2009 261.9 1,652
2008 261.2 1,646
2007 260.4 1,640
2006 259.5 1,633
2005 258.2 1,627
2004 256.5 1,621
2003 254.9 1,615
2002 253.7 1,607
2001 252.4 1,599
2000 251.5 1,588
1999 250.8 1,575
1998 250.4 1,563
1997 250.1 1,548
1996 249.8 1,534
1995 249.5 1,522
1994 249.1 1,509
1993 248.1 1,496
1992 246.1 1,482
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 1,355
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 1,220
1977 237.5 1,197
1976 237.5 1,174
1975 237.9 1,150
1974 238.5 1,130
1973 238.1 1,110
1972 236.8 1,089
1971 235.4 1,067
1970 234.4 1,044
1969 233.5 1,007
1968 232.7 970
1967 231.5 945
1966 229.8 921
1965 228.2 895
1964 226.7 869
1963 225.2 842
1962 223.8 815
1961 222.4 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Austria increased by 11.3%, compared to a 1.77% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Austria ranked 79th by population density and is 84th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Population density comparison

Austria Taiwan
Population density 288.8 ppl/mi² 1,662 ppl/mi²
Population density rank 84/197 10/197
Population
9201502
23229461
Land area 31,861 sq mi 13,976 sq mi
Land area per capita 96,462 sq ft 16,699 sq ft
Rural population 30.3% n/a
Urban population 69.7% n/a
Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people 22% 70%

Densely populated cities

Austria
City Population
Vienna 2.03M
Graz 293K
Linz 212K
Salzburg 155K
Innsbruck 132K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2020–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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