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Population density: Croatia vs Taiwan compared

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Croatia has a population density of 178.2 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Croatia has 157,157 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Croatia and Taiwan rank 124th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Croatia has 0.05% of the world's population and 0.04% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.28% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Croatia 89.3% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Croatia
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Croatia Taiwan
2026 178.2 1,662
2025 179.4 1,669
2024 178.9 1,675
2023 178.6 1,670
2022 178.5 1,669
2021 179.5 1,679
2020 181.2 1,687
2019 182.8 1,688
2018 184.6 1,687
2017 187 1,685
2016 190.1 1,683
2015 192.1 1,679
2014 194.4 1,675
2013 195.9 1,671
2012 197.2 1,665
2011 198.1 1,660
2010 198.8 1,656
2009 199.2 1,652
2008 199.5 1,646
2007 199.5 1,640
2006 199.5 1,633
2005 199.5 1,627
2004 199.2 1,621
2003 199.2 1,615
2002 199.3 1,607
2001 199.2 1,599
2000 207 1,588
1999 209 1,575
1998 209.9 1,563
1997 209.8 1,548
1996 210.8 1,534
1995 214 1,522
1994 215.5 1,509
1993 213.1 1,496
1992 212 1,482
1991 - 1,467
1990 - 1,451
1989 - 1,435
1988 - 1,420
1987 - 1,404
1986 - 1,389
1985 - 1,373
1984 - 1,355
1983 - 1,335
1982 - 1,313
1981 - 1,290
1980 - 1,267
1979 - 1,243
1978 - 1,220
1977 - 1,197
1976 - 1,174
1975 - 1,150
1974 - 1,130
1973 - 1,110
1972 - 1,089
1971 - 1,067
1970 - 1,044
1969 - 1,007
1968 - 970
1967 - 945
1966 - 921
1965 - 895
1964 - 869
1963 - 842
1962 - 815
1961 - 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1992–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Croatia decreased by 10.7%, compared to a 1.77% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Croatia ranked 98th by population density and is 124th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Population density comparison

Croatia Taiwan
Population density 178.2 ppl/mi² 1,662 ppl/mi²
Population density rank 124/197 10/197
Population
3849788
23229461
Land area 21,606 sq mi 13,976 sq mi
Land area per capita 155,397 sq ft 16,699 sq ft
Rural population 42.2% n/a
Urban population 57.8% n/a
Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people 0% 70%

Densely populated cities

Croatia
City Population
Zagreb 767K
Split 161K
Rijeka 108K
Osijek 96.3K
Zadar 70.8K
Velika Gorica 61.1K
Pula 52.2K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2021–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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