Israel has a population density of 1,194 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Israel has 22,414 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, Israel and Taiwan are ranked 21st and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Israel has 0.12% 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 Israel is 28.7% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Israel
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,194 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 21/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
10224104
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 8,355 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 23,353 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 7.05% | n/a |
| Urban population | 92.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Israel vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Israel increased by 46.5%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Israel ranked 25th for population density and is in 21st place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Israel
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 1,194 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 1,179 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 1,144 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 1,122 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 1,103 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 1,084 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 1,063 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 1,043 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 1,023 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 1,003 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 983 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 965 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 947 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 929 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 912 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 896 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 875 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 859 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 844 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 829 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 815 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 801 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 786 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 771 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 753 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 733 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 715 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 698 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 681 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 664 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 646 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 630 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 613 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 592 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 558 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 541 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 532 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 523 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 515 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 507 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 498 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 491 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 482 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 473 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 464 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 453 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 442 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 432 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 423 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 414 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 404 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 392 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 377 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 367 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 356 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 344 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 335 | 969 |
| 1967 | 329 | 945 |
| 1966 | 315 | 921 |
| 1965 | 307 | 895 |
| 1964 | 296.2 | 868 |
| 1963 | 284.7 | 842 |
| 1962 | 274.4 | 815 |
| 1961 | 261.5 | 789 |
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