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Population density: Fiji vs Taiwan compared

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Fiji has a population density of 132.9 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Fiji has 211,782 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Fiji and Taiwan rank 139th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Fiji has 0.01% of the world's population and 0.01% 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 Fiji 92% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Fiji
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Fiji Taiwan
2026 132.9 1,662
2025 132.3 1,669
2024 131.7 1,675
2023 131 1,670
2022 130.3 1,669
2021 130 1,679
2020 129.7 1,687
2019 129.7 1,688
2018 130 1,687
2017 130.2 1,685
2016 130.3 1,683
2015 130.2 1,679
2014 130.1 1,675
2013 129.9 1,670
2012 129.7 1,665
2011 129.4 1,660
2010 129.1 1,656
2009 128.6 1,651
2008 128.1 1,646
2007 127.3 1,640
2006 126.2 1,633
2005 125.1 1,626
2004 124 1,620
2003 122.8 1,614
2002 121.6 1,607
2001 120.4 1,599
2000 119.2 1,587
1999 117.9 1,575
1998 116.6 1,562
1997 115.1 1,548
1996 113.9 1,534
1995 113.2 1,522
1994 112.7 1,509
1993 112 1,495
1992 111.3 1,481
1991 110.5 1,467
1990 109.6 1,451
1989 108.6 1,435
1988 107.6 1,420
1987 106.4 1,404
1986 104.8 1,389
1985 102.6 1,373
1984 100.2 1,354
1983 97.8 1,335
1982 95.5 1,313
1981 93.2 1,290
1980 91 1,267
1979 88.9 1,243
1978 86.8 1,219
1977 84.7 1,197
1976 83 1,174
1975 81.6 1,150
1974 80.4 1,129
1973 79.3 1,109
1972 78 1,089
1971 76.7 1,067
1970 75.3 1,043
1969 73.8 1,007
1968 72.3 969
1967 70.7 945
1966 69 921
1965 67 895
1964 65 868
1963 63 842
1962 61 815
1961 59.2 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, 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 Fiji increased by 5.3%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Fiji ranked 125th by population density and is 139th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
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 (2007–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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