Eritrea has a population density of 75.6 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Eritrea has 358,025 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, Eritrea and Taiwan are ranked 157th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Eritrea has 0.04% of the world's population and 0.08% 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 Eritrea is 95.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Eritrea
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 75.6 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 157/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
3667774
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 46,787 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 368,919 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 56.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 43.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Eritrea vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Eritrea increased by 35.9%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Eritrea ranked 155th for population density and is in 157th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Eritrea
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 75.6 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 74.2 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 72.9 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 71.6 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 70.4 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 69.3 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 68.3 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 67.4 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 66.8 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 66.4 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 66.2 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 65.8 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 65 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 64.1 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 63 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 61.8 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 60.3 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 58.7 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 57.9 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 57 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 55.6 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 64 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 61.4 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 59.3 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 57.6 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 56.7 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 55.9 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 55.2 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 54.6 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 51.9 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 49.1 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 47.6 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | - | 1,481 |
| 1991 | - | 1,467 |
| 1990 | - | 1,451 |
| 1989 | - | 1,435 |
| 1988 | - | 1,420 |
| 1987 | - | 1,404 |
| 1986 | - | 1,389 |
| 1985 | - | 1,373 |
| 1984 | - | 1,354 |
| 1983 | - | 1,335 |
| 1982 | - | 1,313 |
| 1981 | - | 1,290 |
| 1980 | - | 1,267 |
| 1979 | - | 1,243 |
| 1978 | - | 1,219 |
| 1977 | - | 1,197 |
| 1976 | - | 1,174 |
| 1975 | - | 1,150 |
| 1974 | - | 1,129 |
| 1973 | - | 1,109 |
| 1972 | - | 1,089 |
| 1971 | - | 1,067 |
| 1970 | - | 1,043 |
| 1969 | - | 1,007 |
| 1968 | - | 969 |
| 1967 | - | 945 |
| 1966 | - | 921 |
| 1965 | - | 895 |
| 1964 | - | 868 |
| 1963 | - | 842 |
| 1962 | - | 815 |
| 1961 | - | 789 |
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