Lesotho has a population density of 199.4 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Lesotho has 139,786 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, Lesotho and Taiwan are ranked 114th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Lesotho has 0.03% of the world's population and 0.02% 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 Lesotho is 88.1% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 199.4 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 114/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
2384217
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 11,722 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 139,809 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 69.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 30.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Lesotho vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Lesotho increased by 18.6%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Lesotho ranked 107th for population density and is in 114th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 199.4 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 197.2 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 195 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 192.9 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 190.7 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 188.5 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 186.3 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 184 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 181.7 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 179.5 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 177.5 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 175.4 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 173.5 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 171.8 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 170.3 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 169 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 167.8 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 166.6 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 165.9 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 166.6 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 168.2 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 169.3 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 170.2 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 170.7 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 171 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 170.9 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 170.5 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 169.6 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 168.3 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 166.5 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 164.5 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 162.2 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 159.8 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 157.2 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 154.4 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 151.5 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 148.4 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 145.3 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 142.1 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 138.6 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 134.7 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 130.9 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 127.2 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 123.5 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 120 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 116.5 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 113.2 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 110 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 106.9 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 103.5 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 100 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 96.6 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 93.3 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 90.1 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 87 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 83.9 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 80.9 | 969 |
| 1967 | 78 | 945 |
| 1966 | 75.2 | 921 |
| 1965 | 72.9 | 895 |
| 1964 | 70.8 | 868 |
| 1963 | 68.7 | 842 |
| 1962 | 66.7 | 815 |
| 1961 | 64.7 | 789 |
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