Barbados has a population density of 1,701 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Barbados has 16,729 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, Barbados and Taiwan are ranked 9th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Barbados has 0.003% of the world's population and 0.0003% 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 Barbados is 1.57% higher than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 9/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
282698
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 166 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,386 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 68.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 31.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Barbados vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Barbados increased by 5.67%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Barbados ranked 9th for population density and is in 9th place still. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 1,701 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 1,701 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 1,700 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 1,699 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 1,697 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 1,694 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 1,691 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 1,688 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 1,684 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 1,680 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 1,677 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 1,672 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 1,668 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 1,663 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 1,658 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 1,643 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 1,634 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 1,626 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 1,618 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 1,610 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 1,601 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 1,591 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 1,581 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 1,578 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 1,581 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 1,581 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 1,580 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 1,580 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 1,578 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 1,576 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 1,572 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 1,568 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 1,562 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 1,557 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 1,555 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 1,553 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 1,550 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 1,546 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 1,541 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 1,535 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 1,530 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 1,524 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 1,519 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 1,515 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 1,513 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 1,515 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 1,516 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 1,514 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 1,513 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 1,510 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 1,508 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 1,504 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 1,501 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 1,502 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 1,502 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 1,497 | 969 |
| 1967 | 1,488 | 945 |
| 1966 | 1,476 | 921 |
| 1965 | 1,460 | 895 |
| 1964 | 1,445 | 868 |
| 1963 | 1,431 | 842 |
| 1962 | 1,417 | 815 |
| 1961 | 1,404 | 789 |
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