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Population density: Estonia vs Taiwan compared

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Estonia has a population density of 81.2 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Estonia has 355,584 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Estonia and Taiwan rank 154th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Estonia has 0.02% 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 Estonia 95.1% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Estonia
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Estonia Taiwan
2026 81.2 1,662
2025 82.4 1,669
2024 83.2 1,675
2023 83.1 1,670
2022 81.8 1,669
2021 80.6 1,679
2020 80.5 1,687
2019 80.4 1,688
2018 80.1 1,687
2017 79.8 1,685
2016 78.4 1,683
2015 78.4 1,679
2014 78.3 1,675
2013 78.5 1,670
2012 80.8 1,665
2011 81.1 1,660
2010 81.4 1,656
2009 81.5 1,651
2008 81.7 1,646
2007 81.9 1,640
2006 82.3 1,633
2005 82.8 1,626
2004 83.3 1,620
2003 83.7 1,614
2002 84.3 1,607
2001 84.8 1,599
2000 85.4 1,587
1999 84.9 1,575
1998 84.7 1,562
1997 85.5 1,548
1996 86.5 1,534
1995 87.8 1,522
1994 89.4 1,509
1993 91.3 1,495
1992 93.7 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
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1992–2026, 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 Estonia decreased by 1.33%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Estonia ranked 147th by population density and is 154th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
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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Population density in other countries

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2024–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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