The Dominican Republic has a population density of 614 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. The Dominican Republic has 45,844 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, the Dominican Republic and Taiwan are ranked 49th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Dominican Republic has 0.14% of the world's population and 0.03% 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 the Dominican Republic is 63.3% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Dominican Republic
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 49/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
11591984
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 18,609 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 45,399 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15% | n/a |
| Urban population | 85% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 71% |
the Dominican Republic vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Dominican Republic increased by 25.8%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, the Dominican Republic ranked 43rd for population density and is in 49th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 614 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 609 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 603 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 598 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 592 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 585 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 578 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 572 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 566 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 559 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 553 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 547 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 540 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 533 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 526 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 520 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 513 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 507 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 501 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 495 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 488 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 481 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 475 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 468 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 460 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 453 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 446 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 438 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 431 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 423 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 415 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 407 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 399 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 391 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 383 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 375 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 368 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 360 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 352 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 345 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 337 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 330 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 322 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 315 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 307 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 299.7 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 292.3 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 285 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 277.7 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 270.6 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 263.5 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 256.4 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 249.4 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 242.6 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 235.9 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 229.3 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 222.9 | 969 |
| 1967 | 216.5 | 945 |
| 1966 | 210.3 | 921 |
| 1965 | 204.2 | 895 |
| 1964 | 198.3 | 868 |
| 1963 | 192.4 | 842 |
| 1962 | 186.6 | 815 |
| 1961 | 180.8 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1.34M |
| Santo Domingo | 1.13M |
| Puerto Plata | 338K |
| La Vega | 282K |
| Higuey | 251K |
| San Cristobal | 233K |
| San Pedro de Macoris | 217K |
| San Francisco de Macoris | 188K |
| San Juan de la Maguana | 169K |
| Bonao | 158K |
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