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Population density: Kyrgyzstan vs Taiwan compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kyrgyzstan has a population density of 100.5 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Kyrgyzstan has 298,019 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan rank 147th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Kyrgyzstan has 0.09% of the world's population and 0.13% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Kyrgyzstan 94% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Kyrgyzstan
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Kyrgyzstan Taiwan
2026 100.5 1,662
2025 99 1,669
2024 97.5 1,675
2023 95.9 1,670
2022 94.2 1,669
2021 92.5 1,679
2020 90.8 1,687
2019 89 1,688
2018 87 1,687
2017 85.2 1,685
2016 83.4 1,683
2015 81.6 1,679
2014 79.8 1,675
2013 78 1,670
2012 76.3 1,665
2011 74.9 1,660
2010 73.8 1,656
2009 72.8 1,651
2008 71.8 1,646
2007 71.1 1,640
2006 70.5 1,633
2005 69.7 1,626
2004 68.9 1,620
2003 68.1 1,614
2002 67.4 1,607
2001 66.8 1,599
2000 66.1 1,587
1999 65.4 1,575
1998 64.4 1,562
1997 63.4 1,548
1996 62.5 1,534
1995 61.6 1,522
1994 61 1,509
1993 61 1,495
1992 61 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
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1992–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Kyrgyzstan increased by 42.6%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Kyrgyzstan ranked 149th by population density and is 147th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Kyrgyzstan
City Population
Bishkek 1.19M
Osh 375K
Jalal-Abad 89K
Tokmok 53.2K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2009–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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