Gabon has a population density of 25.5 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Gabon has 1,134,777 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, Gabon and Taiwan are ranked 184th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Gabon has 0.03% of the world's population and 0.17% 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 Gabon is 98.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 184/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
2636721
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 99,487 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 1,092,394 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 8.69% | n/a |
| Urban population | 91.3% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Gabon vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Gabon increased by 78.6%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Gabon ranked 182nd for population density and is in 184th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 25.5 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 25 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 24.4 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 23.9 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 23.3 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 22.8 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 22.2 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 21.7 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 21.1 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 20.5 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 19.9 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 19.2 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 18.6 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 17.9 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 17.3 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 16.7 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 16.2 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 15.6 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 15.2 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 14.7 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 14.3 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 13.9 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 13.5 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 13.2 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 12.8 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 12.5 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 12.2 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 11.9 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 11.6 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 11.3 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 11 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 10.7 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 10.4 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 10.2 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 9.89 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 9.62 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 9.36 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 9.1 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 8.85 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 8.61 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 8.38 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 8.15 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 7.93 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 7.72 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 7.52 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 7.33 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 7.15 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 6.98 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 6.81 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 6.66 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 6.51 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 6.37 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 6.24 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 6.11 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 5.99 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 5.86 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 5.75 | 969 |
| 1967 | 5.66 | 945 |
| 1966 | 5.57 | 921 |
| 1965 | 5.49 | 895 |
| 1964 | 5.41 | 868 |
| 1963 | 5.34 | 842 |
| 1962 | 5.27 | 815 |
| 1961 | 5.21 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Gabon
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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