The Bahamas has a population density of 103.8 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. The Bahamas has 372,260 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, the Bahamas and Taiwan are ranked 146th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Bahamas has 0.005% of the world's population and 0.007% 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 the Bahamas is 93.8% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Bahamas
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 146/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
404321
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 3,865 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 268,506 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 16.2% | n/a |
| Urban population | 83.8% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
the Bahamas vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Bahamas increased by 18.1%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, the Bahamas ranked 139th for population density and is in 146th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bahamas
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 103.8 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 103.4 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 102.9 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 102.6 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 102.4 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 102.1 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 101.6 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 101 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 100.4 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 99.7 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 98.9 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 98.1 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 97.1 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 96.2 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 95.1 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 93.9 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 92.7 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 91.4 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 90.1 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 89 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 87.9 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 86.8 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 85.8 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 84.8 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 83.8 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 82.7 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 81.6 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 80.4 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 79.2 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 78 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 76.7 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 75.4 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 74 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 72.6 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 71.4 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 70.2 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 68.9 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 67.8 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 66.6 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 65.5 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 64.4 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 63.3 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 62.3 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 61.2 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 60.2 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 59.1 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 57.9 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 56.7 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 55.5 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 54.3 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 53.1 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 52 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 50.7 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 49.4 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 47.9 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 46.1 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 44 | 969 |
| 1967 | 42 | 945 |
| 1966 | 40.1 | 921 |
| 1965 | 38.3 | 895 |
| 1964 | 36.6 | 868 |
| 1963 | 35 | 842 |
| 1962 | 33.2 | 815 |
| 1961 | 31.6 | 789 |
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