Jamaica has a population density of 679 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Jamaica has 41,673 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, Jamaica and Taiwan are ranked 41st and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Jamaica has 0.03% of the world's population and 0.007% 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 Jamaica is 59.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 679 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 41/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
2837071
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 4,181 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 41,059 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 42.2% | n/a |
| Urban population | 57.8% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Jamaica vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Jamaica increased by 6.25%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Jamaica ranked 36th for population density and is in 41st place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 679 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 679 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 679 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 679 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 677 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 675 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 674 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 673 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 672 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 670 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 668 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 666 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 663 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 660 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 657 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 655 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 652 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 649 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 646 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 643 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 639 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 635 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 631 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 628 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 624 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 619 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 615 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 609 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 604 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 598 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 592 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 586 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 580 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 574 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 569 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 565 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 561 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 557 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 553 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 548 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 542 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 534 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 527 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 520 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 513 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 507 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 501 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 495 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 489 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 483 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 476 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 469 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 462 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 455 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 449 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 444 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 439 | 969 |
| 1967 | 434 | 945 |
| 1966 | 428 | 921 |
| 1965 | 423 | 895 |
| 1964 | 417 | 868 |
| 1963 | 412 | 842 |
| 1962 | 406 | 815 |
| 1961 | 400 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Jamaica
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kingston | 580K |
| Spanish Town | 131K |
| Montego Bay | 124K |
| Half Way Tree | 96.5K |
| May Pen | 61.5K |
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