Ivory Coast has a population density of 260.1 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Ivory Coast has 108,691 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, Ivory Coast and Taiwan are ranked 92nd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Ivory Coast has 0.39% of the world's population and 0.21% 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 Ivory Coast is 84.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Ivory Coast
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 260.1 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 92/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
33340347
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 122,780 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 107,187 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 46.4% | n/a |
| Urban population | 53.6% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 17.6% | 71% |
Ivory Coast vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Ivory Coast increased by 63%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Ivory Coast ranked 112th for population density and is in 92nd place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Ivory Coast
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 260.1 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 253.8 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 247.6 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 241.4 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 235.5 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 229.6 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 223.7 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 217.7 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 211.7 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 205.6 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 199.8 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 195 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 191.1 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 187.2 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 183.2 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 179.2 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 175.2 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 171.3 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 167.3 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 163.4 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 159.6 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 155.8 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 151.9 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 148.1 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 144.2 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 140.2 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 135.7 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 130.7 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 125.8 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 121 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 116.4 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 111.9 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 107.5 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 103.3 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 99.3 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 95.5 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 91.8 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 88.4 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 85 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 81.8 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 78.6 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 75.5 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 72.6 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 69.7 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 67 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 64.4 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 61.9 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 59.6 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 57.5 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 55.2 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 52.7 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 50.4 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 48.1 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 46 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 44.1 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 42.3 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 40.6 | 969 |
| 1967 | 39.1 | 945 |
| 1966 | 37.6 | 921 |
| 1965 | 36.2 | 895 |
| 1964 | 34.8 | 868 |
| 1963 | 33.5 | 842 |
| 1962 | 32.2 | 815 |
| 1961 | 31 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Ivory Coast
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Abidjan | 5.62M |
| Bouake | 740K |
| Korhogo | 441K |
| Yamoussoukro | 340K |
| Divo | 295K |
| Gagnoa | 277K |
| Abengourou | 164K |
| Dabou | 138K |
| Agboville | 135K |
| Grand-Bassam | 125K |
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