Cuba has a population density of 274 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Cuba has 107,724 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, Cuba and Taiwan are ranked 88th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cuba has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.07% 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 Cuba is 83.6% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Cuba
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 274 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 88/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
10937204
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 40,077 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 101,759 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 22.3% | n/a |
| Urban population | 77.7% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 22.7% | 71% |
Cuba vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cuba increased by 0.15%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Cuba ranked 74th for population density and is in 88th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cuba
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 274 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 275 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 276 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 277.5 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 278.9 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 279.5 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 280.1 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 280.7 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 280.4 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 280.5 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 281 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 280.8 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 274.5 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 273.9 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 274.9 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 274.8 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 274.8 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 274.7 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 274.5 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 274 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 273.5 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 272.9 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 272.1 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 268.7 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 267.9 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 267 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 266.1 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 265.2 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 264.4 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 263.5 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 262.5 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 261.4 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 260.1 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 258.5 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 256.4 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 254 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 251.6 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 249.2 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 247 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 244.9 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 242.9 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 240.9 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 239 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 237.5 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 236.4 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 235.4 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 234.2 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 232.7 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 230.8 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 228.6 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 226.1 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 223.2 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 220 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 216.5 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 212.8 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 209 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 205.2 | 969 |
| 1967 | 201.4 | 945 |
| 1966 | 197.6 | 921 |
| 1965 | 193.7 | 895 |
| 1964 | 189.7 | 868 |
| 1963 | 185.7 | 842 |
| 1962 | 181.9 | 815 |
| 1961 | 178.1 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Cuba
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Havana | 2.49M |
| Santiago de Cuba | 445K |
| Holguin | 350K |
| Camaguey | 322K |
| Santa Clara | 247K |
| Bayamo | 235K |
| Guantanamo | 228K |
| Las Tunas | 202K |
| Pinar del Rio | 189K |
| Cienfuegos | 165K |
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