China has a population density of 389 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. China has 73,316 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, China and Taiwan are ranked 64th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. China has 17.3% of the world's population and 6.3% 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 China is 76.8% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
China
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 64/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
1405773318
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 3,624,808 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,722 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 34.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 65.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 95.3% | 71% |
China vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in China increased by 8.71%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, China ranked 55th for population density and is in 64th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 389 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 389 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 390 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 390 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 389 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 388 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 387 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 385 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 383 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 381 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 378 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 376 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 374 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 371 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 369 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 367 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 365 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 364 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 362 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 360 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 358 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 355 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 353 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 351 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 348 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 346 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 343 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 339 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 336 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 332 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 329 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 325 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 321 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 317 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 313 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 309 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 304 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 299.1 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 294.3 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 290 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 286 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 282.3 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 278.3 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 274.2 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 270.7 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 267.3 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 263.8 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 260.3 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 256.8 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 252.8 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 248.4 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 243.3 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 237.8 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 232 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 225.8 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 219.6 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 213.7 | 969 |
| 1967 | 208.2 | 945 |
| 1966 | 202.9 | 921 |
| 1965 | 197.3 | 895 |
| 1964 | 192.7 | 868 |
| 1963 | 188.2 | 842 |
| 1962 | 183.7 | 815 |
| 1961 | 182.2 | 789 |
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