Burundi has a population density of 1,417 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Burundi has 21,327 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, Burundi and Taiwan are ranked 16th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Burundi has 0.17% of the world's population and 0.02% 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 Burundi is 15.4% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Burundi
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,417 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 16/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
14662443
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 9,915 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 19,677 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 84.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 15.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Burundi vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Burundi increased by 92.2%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Burundi ranked 31st for population density and is in 16th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Burundi
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 1,417 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 1,381 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 1,344 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 1,308 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 1,273 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 1,236 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 1,196 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 1,161 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 1,134 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 1,114 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 1,089 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 1,053 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 1,016 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 980 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 946 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 902 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 858 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 823 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 793 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 765 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 737 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 710 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 688 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 669 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 653 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 639 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 624 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 612 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 612 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 612 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 576 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 573 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 591 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 575 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 563 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 552 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 541 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 529 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 517 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 508 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 497 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 485 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 472 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 461 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 442 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 424 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 414 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 402 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 392 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 383 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 374 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 364 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 365 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 365 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 356 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 348 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 341 | 969 |
| 1967 | 333 | 945 |
| 1966 | 325 | 921 |
| 1965 | 317 | 895 |
| 1964 | 308 | 868 |
| 1963 | 299.5 | 842 |
| 1962 | 293.3 | 815 |
| 1961 | 285.9 | 789 |
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