Japan has a population density of 881 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Japan has 32,817 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, Japan and Taiwan are ranked 28th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Japan has 1.52% of the world's population and 0.24% 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 Japan is 47.4% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Japan
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 28/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
123324642
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 140,761 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 31,653 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 7.87% | n/a |
| Urban population | 92.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 28% | 71% |
Japan vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Japan decreased by 2.98%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Japan ranked 19th for population density and is in 28th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Japan
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 881 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 885 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 889 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 893 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 897 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 900 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 901 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 902 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 903 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 903 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 904 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 906 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 907 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 908 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 910 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 910 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 910 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 910 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 908 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 908 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 908 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 908 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 906 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 903 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 901 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 900 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 898 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 896 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 894 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 891 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 889 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 887 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 884 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 881 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 877 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 874 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 871 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 867 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 863 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 858 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 853 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 844 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 838 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 832 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 826 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 819 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 812 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 805 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 797 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 788 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 778 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 768 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 757 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 747 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 730 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 722 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 713 | 969 |
| 1967 | 705 | 945 |
| 1966 | 698 | 921 |
| 1965 | 692 | 895 |
| 1964 | 684 | 868 |
| 1963 | 677 | 842 |
| 1962 | 671 | 815 |
| 1961 | 664 | 789 |
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