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Population density: Cambodia vs Taiwan compared

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Cambodia has a population density of 265 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Cambodia has 110,475 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Cambodia and Taiwan rank 92nd and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cambodia has 0.22% of the world's population and 0.12% 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 Cambodia 84.1% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Cambodia
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Cambodia Taiwan
2026 265 1,662
2025 261.9 1,669
2024 258.8 1,675
2023 255.7 1,670
2022 252.4 1,669
2021 249.1 1,679
2020 245.4 1,687
2019 241.8 1,688
2018 238.8 1,687
2017 235.8 1,685
2016 232.6 1,683
2015 229.2 1,679
2014 225.9 1,675
2013 222.6 1,670
2012 219.3 1,665
2011 216 1,660
2010 212.8 1,656
2009 209.5 1,651
2008 206.2 1,646
2007 203.1 1,640
2006 200.1 1,633
2005 197.2 1,626
2004 194.3 1,620
2003 191.5 1,614
2002 188.6 1,607
2001 185.7 1,599
2000 182.9 1,587
1999 180 1,575
1998 176.9 1,562
1997 169.8 1,548
1996 158.5 1,534
1995 147 1,522
1994 135.6 1,509
1993 126.4 1,495
1992 119 1,481
1991 112.8 1,467
1990 108.2 1,451
1989 103.8 1,435
1988 99.9 1,420
1987 96.2 1,404
1986 92.2 1,389
1985 88.7 1,373
1984 85.8 1,354
1983 82.7 1,335
1982 79.8 1,313
1981 77.5 1,290
1980 76.3 1,267
1979 74.7 1,243
1978 76.5 1,219
1977 83.2 1,197
1976 90 1,174
1975 96.6 1,150
1974 99.5 1,129
1973 98.9 1,109
1972 97.9 1,089
1971 97.1 1,067
1970 97.4 1,043
1969 96.9 1,007
1968 94.9 969
1967 92.9 945
1966 91 921
1965 89.1 895
1964 87.2 868
1963 85.4 842
1962 83.6 815
1961 81.7 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, 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 Cambodia increased by 32.4%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Cambodia ranked 96th by population density and is 92nd now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Cambodia
City Population
Phnom Penh 2.13M
Siem Reap 245K
Battambang 130K
Serei Saophoan 99K
Sihanoukville 71.1K
Kampong Cham 61.8K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2019–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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