Chile has a population density of 68.9 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Chile has 411,774 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, Chile and Taiwan are ranked 162nd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Chile has 0.24% of the world's population and 0.5% 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 Chile is 95.9% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Chile
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 68.9 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 162/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
19928941
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 286,809 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 404,547 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11.9% | n/a |
| Urban population | 88.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 31.7% | 71% |
Chile vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Chile increased by 22.2%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Chile ranked 153rd for population density and is in 162nd place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Chile
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 68.9 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 68.5 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 68.2 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 67.8 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 66.9 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 65.9 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 64.8 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 63.7 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 63 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 62.4 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 61.6 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 61 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 60.4 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 59.8 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 59.3 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 58.7 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 58.1 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 57.5 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 56.9 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 56.4 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 55.8 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 55.2 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 54.6 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 54 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 53.4 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 52.7 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 52 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 51.3 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 50.6 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 49.9 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 49.1 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 48.4 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 47.6 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 46.8 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 46 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 45.3 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 44.6 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 43.9 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 43.2 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 42.5 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 41.9 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 41.3 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 40.7 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 40.1 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 39.5 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 38.9 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 38.3 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 37.8 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 37.2 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 36.6 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 36 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 35.4 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 34.9 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 34.3 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 33.7 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 33.1 | 969 |
| 1967 | 32.6 | 945 |
| 1966 | 32 | 921 |
| 1965 | 31.4 | 895 |
| 1964 | 30.8 | 868 |
| 1963 | 30.2 | 842 |
| 1962 | 29.6 | 815 |
| 1961 | 29 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Chile
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Santiago | 6.26M |
| Puente Alto | 574K |
| Antofagasta | 349K |
| Vina del Mar | 333K |
| San Bernardo | 301K |
| Valparaiso | 297K |
| Temuco | 282K |
| Concepcion | 218K |
| Coquimbo | 204K |
| Arica | 202K |
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