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Population density: Greece vs Taiwan compared

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Greece has a population density of 208.4 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Greece has 136,391 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Greece and Taiwan rank 110th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Greece has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.09% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.28% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Greece 87.5% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Greece
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Greece Taiwan
2026 208.4 1,662
2025 209.2 1,669
2024 209.1 1,675
2023 209.1 1,670
2022 209.7 1,669
2021 212.4 1,679
2020 215 1,687
2019 215.4 1,688
2018 215.7 1,687
2017 216.1 1,685
2016 216.5 1,683
2015 217.4 1,679
2014 218.9 1,675
2013 220.3 1,671
2012 221.9 1,665
2011 223.1 1,660
2010 223.5 1,656
2009 223.2 1,652
2008 222.6 1,646
2007 222 1,640
2006 221.4 1,633
2005 220.8 1,627
2004 220.1 1,621
2003 219.6 1,615
2002 219.1 1,607
2001 218.3 1,599
2000 217.1 1,588
1999 216.2 1,575
1998 215.4 1,563
1997 214.2 1,548
1996 213.2 1,534
1995 212.2 1,522
1994 211.2 1,509
1993 210.2 1,496
1992 208.9 1,482
1991 207.4 1,467
1990 204.9 1,451
1989 202.7 1,435
1988 201.7 1,420
1987 200.9 1,404
1986 200.3 1,389
1985 199.6 1,373
1984 198.8 1,355
1983 197.8 1,335
1982 196.7 1,313
1981 195.5 1,290
1980 193.7 1,267
1979 191.9 1,243
1978 189.5 1,220
1977 187 1,197
1976 184.6 1,174
1975 181.8 1,150
1974 180.1 1,130
1973 179.4 1,110
1972 178.6 1,089
1971 177.4 1,067
1970 176.7 1,044
1969 176.3 1,007
1968 175.6 970
1967 174.5 945
1966 173.1 921
1965 171.8 895
1964 171 869
1963 170.4 842
1962 169.8 815
1961 168.7 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Greece decreased by 5.89%, compared to a 1.77% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Greece ranked 86th by population density and is 110th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Population density comparison

Greece Taiwan
Population density 208.4 ppl/mi² 1,662 ppl/mi²
Population density rank 110/197 10/197
Population
10371575
23229461
Land area 49,769 sq mi 13,976 sq mi
Land area per capita 133,232 sq ft 16,699 sq ft
Rural population 20.8% n/a
Urban population 79.2% n/a
Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people 0% 70%

Densely populated cities

Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2011–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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