Egypt has a population density of 303 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Egypt has 93,325 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, Egypt and Taiwan are ranked 79th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Egypt has 1.43% of the world's population and 0.67% 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 Egypt is 81.9% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 79/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
119759833
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 384,345 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 91,943 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 56.7% | n/a |
| Urban population | 43.3% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 18.1% | 71% |
Egypt vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Egypt increased by 46.6%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Egypt ranked 90th for population density and is in 79th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 303 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 298 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 293 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 288.7 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 284.4 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 279.8 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 275 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 269.8 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 264.5 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 259.1 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 253.8 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 248 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 242.4 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 237 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 232.1 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 227.7 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 223.4 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 219.3 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 215.2 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 211 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 206.8 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 202.6 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 198.4 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 194.2 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 190.2 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 186.1 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 182 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 178 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 174.4 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 170.8 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 167.3 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 163.7 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 160 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 156.2 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 151.9 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 147.6 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 143.6 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 139.7 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 135.8 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 132 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 128.1 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 124.3 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 120.7 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 117.5 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 114.4 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 111.4 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 108.7 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 106 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 103.5 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 101.1 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 98.8 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 96.5 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 94.3 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 92.2 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 90.1 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 88 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 85.9 | 969 |
| 1967 | 83.8 | 945 |
| 1966 | 81.7 | 921 |
| 1965 | 79.7 | 895 |
| 1964 | 77.7 | 868 |
| 1963 | 75.7 | 842 |
| 1962 | 73.7 | 815 |
| 1961 | 71.8 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Egypt
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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