The DR Congo has a population density of 124.8 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. The DR Congo has 230,973 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 DR Congo and Taiwan are ranked 139th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The DR Congo has 1.34% of the world's population and 1.52% 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 DR Congo is 92.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
DR Congo
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 124.8 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 139/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
115740092
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 875,313 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 223,309 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 51.9% | n/a |
| Urban population | 48.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 71% |
the DR Congo vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the DR Congo increased by 91.7%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, the DR Congo ranked 149th for population density and is in 139th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
DR Congo
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 124.8 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 120.9 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 117 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 113.3 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 109.7 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 106.2 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 102.9 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 99.5 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 95.9 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 92.6 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 89.6 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 86.6 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 83.7 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 80.9 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 78.3 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 75.9 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 73.6 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 71.4 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 69.3 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 67.1 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 65.1 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 63.2 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 61.4 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 59.6 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 57.7 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 55.9 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 54 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 52.6 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 51.7 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 50.8 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 48.7 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 46.4 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 44.8 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 43.3 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 41.9 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 40.5 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 39.3 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 38 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 36.9 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 35.7 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 34.6 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 33.4 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 32.4 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 31.4 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 30.5 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 29.6 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 28.6 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 27.7 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 27 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 26.3 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 25.6 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 24.9 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 24.3 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 23.6 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 23 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 22.4 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 21.7 | 969 |
| 1967 | 21.1 | 945 |
| 1966 | 20.5 | 921 |
| 1965 | 19.9 | 895 |
| 1964 | 19.4 | 868 |
| 1963 | 18.9 | 842 |
| 1962 | 18.4 | 815 |
| 1961 | 17.9 | 789 |
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