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Population density: Azerbaijan vs Taiwan compared

Updated on by Georank team

Azerbaijan has a population density of 324 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Azerbaijan has 91,362 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Azerbaijan and Taiwan rank 76th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Azerbaijan has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.06% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Azerbaijan 80.5% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Azerbaijan
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Azerbaijan Taiwan
2026 324 1,662
2025 322 1,669
2024 320 1,675
2023 318 1,670
2022 318 1,669
2021 318 1,679
2020 316 1,687
2019 314 1,688
2018 311 1,687
2017 309 1,685
2016 306 1,683
2015 302 1,679
2014 298.8 1,675
2013 295.1 1,670
2012 291.3 1,665
2011 287.4 1,660
2010 283.7 1,656
2009 280.5 1,651
2008 274.7 1,646
2007 269 1,640
2006 265.9 1,633
2005 262.9 1,626
2004 260.2 1,620
2003 258 1,614
2002 256.2 1,607
2001 254.3 1,599
2000 252.4 1,587
1999 250 1,575
1998 246.6 1,562
1997 244 1,548
1996 241.6 1,534
1995 239.2 1,522
1994 236.4 1,509
1993 233.3 1,495
1992 229.8 1,481
1991 - 1,467
1990 - 1,451
1989 - 1,435
1988 - 1,420
1987 - 1,404
1986 - 1,389
1985 - 1,373
1984 - 1,354
1983 - 1,335
1982 - 1,313
1981 - 1,290
1980 - 1,267
1979 - 1,243
1978 - 1,219
1977 - 1,197
1976 - 1,174
1975 - 1,150
1974 - 1,129
1973 - 1,109
1972 - 1,089
1971 - 1,067
1970 - 1,043
1969 - 1,007
1968 - 969
1967 - 945
1966 - 921
1965 - 895
1964 - 868
1963 - 842
1962 - 815
1961 - 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1992–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Azerbaijan increased by 21.7%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Azerbaijan ranked 77th by population density and is 76th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Azerbaijan
City Population
Baku 2.3M
Sumqayit 341K
Ganja 331K
Sirvan 86.5K
Shaki 68.4K
Yevlakh 59K
Lankaran 51.3K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2012–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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