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Population density: Haiti vs Taiwan compared

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Haiti has a population density of 1,131 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Haiti has 25,088 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Haiti and Taiwan rank 22nd and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Haiti has 0.15% of the world's population and 0.02% 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 Haiti 31.9% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Haiti
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Haiti Taiwan
2026 1,131 1,662
2025 1,119 1,669
2024 1,106 1,675
2023 1,094 1,670
2022 1,081 1,669
2021 1,069 1,679
2020 1,057 1,687
2019 1,044 1,688
2018 1,030 1,687
2017 1,017 1,685
2016 1,003 1,683
2015 989 1,679
2014 975 1,675
2013 961 1,671
2012 946 1,665
2011 932 1,660
2010 921 1,656
2009 911 1,652
2008 896 1,646
2007 881 1,640
2006 866 1,633
2005 852 1,627
2004 837 1,621
2003 823 1,615
2002 809 1,607
2001 795 1,599
2000 780 1,588
1999 766 1,575
1998 752 1,563
1997 738 1,548
1996 724 1,534
1995 711 1,522
1994 697 1,509
1993 684 1,496
1992 671 1,482
1991 657 1,467
1990 644 1,451
1989 631 1,435
1988 618 1,420
1987 606 1,404
1986 594 1,389
1985 582 1,373
1984 570 1,355
1983 559 1,335
1982 548 1,313
1981 538 1,290
1980 528 1,267
1979 518 1,243
1978 508 1,220
1977 498 1,197
1976 489 1,174
1975 479 1,150
1974 470 1,130
1973 461 1,110
1972 452 1,089
1971 444 1,067
1970 436 1,044
1969 428 1,007
1968 420 970
1967 412 945
1966 404 921
1965 397 895
1964 390 869
1963 383 842
1962 376 815
1961 369 789
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 Haiti increased by 30.6%, compared to a 1.77% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Haiti ranked 22nd by population density and is 22nd still. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Population density comparison

Haiti Taiwan
Population density 1,131 ppl/mi² 1,662 ppl/mi²
Population density rank 22/197 10/197
Population
12106577
23229461
Land area 10,641 sq mi 13,976 sq mi
Land area per capita 24,916 sq ft 16,699 sq ft
Rural population 44.4% n/a
Urban population 55.6% n/a
Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people 0% 70%

Densely populated cities

Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
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 (2013–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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