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Population density: Denmark vs Taiwan compared

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Denmark has a population density of 390 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Denmark has 77,304 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Denmark and Taiwan rank 65th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Denmark has 0.07% of the world's population and 0.03% 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 Denmark 76.5% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Denmark
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Denmark Taiwan
2026 390 1,662
2025 389 1,669
2024 387 1,675
2023 385 1,670
2022 382 1,669
2021 379 1,679
2020 378 1,687
2019 376 1,688
2018 375 1,687
2017 373 1,685
2016 371 1,683
2015 368 1,679
2014 365 1,675
2013 364 1,670
2012 362 1,665
2011 361 1,660
2010 359 1,656
2009 358 1,651
2008 356 1,646
2007 354 1,640
2006 352 1,633
2005 351 1,626
2004 350 1,620
2003 349 1,614
2002 348 1,607
2001 347 1,599
2000 346 1,587
1999 345 1,575
1998 343 1,562
1997 342 1,548
1996 341 1,534
1995 339 1,522
1994 337 1,509
1993 336 1,495
1992 335 1,481
1991 334 1,467
1990 333 1,451
1989 332 1,435
1988 332 1,420
1987 332 1,404
1986 332 1,389
1985 331 1,373
1984 331 1,354
1983 331 1,335
1982 331 1,313
1981 332 1,290
1980 332 1,267
1979 331 1,243
1978 330 1,219
1977 329 1,197
1976 328 1,174
1975 328 1,150
1974 327 1,129
1973 325 1,109
1972 323 1,089
1971 321 1,067
1970 319 1,043
1969 317 1,007
1968 315 969
1967 313 945
1966 311 921
1965 308 895
1964 306 868
1963 303 842
1962 301 815
1961 298.6 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, 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 Denmark increased by 10.9%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Denmark ranked 58th by population density and is 65th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Gentofte 75.8K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.5K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K
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 (2017–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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