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Population density: Croatia vs Taiwan compared

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Croatia has a population density of 176.4 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Croatia has 157,564 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Croatia and Taiwan rank 125th 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 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Croatia 89.4% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Croatia
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Croatia Taiwan
2026 176.4 1,662
2025 177.6 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 1,670
2012 197.2 1,665
2011 198.1 1,660
2010 198.8 1,656
2009 199.2 1,651
2008 199.5 1,646
2007 199.5 1,640
2006 199.5 1,633
2005 199.5 1,626
2004 199.2 1,620
2003 199.2 1,614
2002 199.3 1,607
2001 199.2 1,599
2000 207 1,587
1999 209 1,575
1998 209.9 1,562
1997 209.8 1,548
1996 210.8 1,534
1995 214 1,522
1994 215.5 1,509
1993 213.1 1,495
1992 212 1,481
1991 - 1,467
1990 - 1,451
1989 - 1,435
1988 - 1,420
1987 - 1,404
1986 - 1,389
1985 - 1,373
1984 - 1,354
1983 - 1,335
1982 - 1,313
1981 - 1,290
1980 - 1,267
1979 - 1,243
1978 - 1,219
1977 - 1,197
1976 - 1,174
1975 - 1,150
1974 - 1,129
1973 - 1,109
1972 - 1,089
1971 - 1,067
1970 - 1,043
1969 - 1,007
1968 - 969
1967 - 945
1966 - 921
1965 - 895
1964 - 868
1963 - 842
1962 - 815
1961 - 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1992–2026, 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 Croatia decreased by 11.6%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Croatia ranked 98th by population density and is 125th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

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 4.05M
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. Wikidata (2021–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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