Eswatini has a population density of 187.1 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Eswatini has 150,387 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, Eswatini and Taiwan are ranked 119th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Eswatini has 0.02% of the world's population and 0.01% 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 Eswatini is 88.8% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Eswatini
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 187.1 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 119/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
1267161
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 6,641 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 148,967 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 75% | n/a |
| Urban population | 25% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Eswatini vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Eswatini increased by 15.8%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Eswatini ranked 110th for population density and is in 119th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Eswatini
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 187.1 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 185.3 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 183.5 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 181.7 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 179.6 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 177.7 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 176 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 174.4 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 173.1 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 172.1 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 171.1 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 170.2 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 169.2 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 168.3 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 167.4 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 166.4 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 165.4 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 164.2 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 163.3 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 162.5 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 161.6 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 160.6 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 159.5 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 158.3 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 156.8 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 155.2 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 153.5 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 151.6 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 149.1 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 146.1 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 146.2 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 146.3 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 142.1 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 136.8 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 131.4 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 126.2 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 120.4 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 115 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 110.6 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 106.3 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 102.5 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 99.2 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 96 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 92.9 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 89.8 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 86.9 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 84.1 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 81.4 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 78.8 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 76.4 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 74.2 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 72.1 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 70.1 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 68.2 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 66.4 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 64.7 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 63.1 | 969 |
| 1967 | 61.6 | 945 |
| 1966 | 60 | 921 |
| 1965 | 58.5 | 895 |
| 1964 | 57 | 868 |
| 1963 | 55.7 | 842 |
| 1962 | 54.4 | 815 |
| 1961 | 53.2 | 789 |
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