Kazakhstan has a population density of 19.8 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Kazakhstan has 1,424,328 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, Kazakhstan and Taiwan are ranked 187th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Kazakhstan has 0.25% of the world's population and 1.81% 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 Kazakhstan is 98.8% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 19.8 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 187/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
21036432
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 1,042,360 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 1,411,156 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 41.6% | n/a |
| Urban population | 58.4% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.8% | 71% |
Kazakhstan vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Kazakhstan increased by 29.9%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Kazakhstan ranked 181st for population density and is in 187th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 19.8 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 19.5 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 19.2 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 18.9 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 18.7 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 18.4 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 18.2 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 17.9 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 17.6 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 17.3 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 17.1 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 16.8 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 16.6 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 16.4 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 15.9 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 15.8 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 15.6 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 15.4 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 15.3 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 15.1 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 15 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 14.9 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 14.9 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 14.8 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 15 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 15.4 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 15.7 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 16.1 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 16.4 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 16.6 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 16.6 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | - | 1,467 |
| 1990 | - | 1,451 |
| 1989 | - | 1,435 |
| 1988 | - | 1,420 |
| 1987 | - | 1,404 |
| 1986 | - | 1,389 |
| 1985 | - | 1,373 |
| 1984 | - | 1,354 |
| 1983 | - | 1,335 |
| 1982 | - | 1,313 |
| 1981 | - | 1,290 |
| 1980 | - | 1,267 |
| 1979 | - | 1,243 |
| 1978 | - | 1,219 |
| 1977 | - | 1,197 |
| 1976 | - | 1,174 |
| 1975 | - | 1,150 |
| 1974 | - | 1,129 |
| 1973 | - | 1,109 |
| 1972 | - | 1,089 |
| 1971 | - | 1,067 |
| 1970 | - | 1,043 |
| 1969 | - | 1,007 |
| 1968 | - | 969 |
| 1967 | - | 945 |
| 1966 | - | 921 |
| 1965 | - | 895 |
| 1964 | - | 868 |
| 1963 | - | 842 |
| 1962 | - | 815 |
| 1961 | - | 789 |
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