Laos has a population density of 87.2 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Laos has 328,051 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, Laos and Taiwan are ranked 150th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Laos has 0.1% of the world's population and 0.15% 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 Laos is 94.8% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 87.2 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 150/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
7954155
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 89,112 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 319,739 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 61.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 38.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Laos vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Laos increased by 34.4%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Laos ranked 150th for population density and is in 150th place still. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 87.2 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 86 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 84.8 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 83.6 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 82.4 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 81.2 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 80 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 78.8 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 77.5 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 76.3 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 75.2 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 74.2 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 73.2 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 72.1 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 71.1 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 70 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 69 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 68 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 66.9 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 65.9 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 64.9 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 63.9 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 63 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 62 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 60.9 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 59.9 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 58.9 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 57.8 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 56.6 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 55.3 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 54 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 52.6 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 51.2 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 49.8 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 48.4 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 47 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 45.7 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 44.4 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 43.2 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 42 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 40.8 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 39.7 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 38.7 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 37.8 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 36.9 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 36.2 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 35.6 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 35 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 34.4 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 33.7 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 33 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 32.2 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 31.4 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 30.7 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 30 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 29.3 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 28.6 | 969 |
| 1967 | 27.9 | 945 |
| 1966 | 27.3 | 921 |
| 1965 | 26.7 | 895 |
| 1964 | 26.1 | 868 |
| 1963 | 25.5 | 842 |
| 1962 | 24.9 | 815 |
| 1961 | 24.3 | 789 |
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