Libya has a population density of 10.9 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Libya has 2,565,978 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, Libya and Taiwan are ranked 191st and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Libya has 0.09% of the world's population and 1.18% 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 Libya is 99.4% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Libya
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 10.9 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 191/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
7523849
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 679,362 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 2,565,976 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 18.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 81.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 31.2% | 71% |
Libya vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Libya increased by 28.7%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Libya ranked 185th for population density and is in 191st place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Libya
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 10.9 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 10.8 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 10.6 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 10.5 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 10.4 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 10.2 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 9.92 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 9.76 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 9.61 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 9.46 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 9.28 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 9.1 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 9.34 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 9.56 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 9.37 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 9.18 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 8.99 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 8.8 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 8.62 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 8.44 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 8.27 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 8.11 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 7.95 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 7.81 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 7.68 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 7.57 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 7.45 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 7.34 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 7.22 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 6.97 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 6.83 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 6.69 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 6.54 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 6.39 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 6.24 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 6.08 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 5.91 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 5.74 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 5.55 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 5.47 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 5.48 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 5.33 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 5.04 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 4.76 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 4.49 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 4.24 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 4.01 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 3.79 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 3.58 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 3.41 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 3.28 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 3.17 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 3.07 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 2.96 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 2.87 | 969 |
| 1967 | 2.79 | 945 |
| 1966 | 2.72 | 921 |
| 1965 | 2.66 | 895 |
| 1964 | 2.58 | 868 |
| 1963 | 2.49 | 842 |
| 1962 | 2.39 | 815 |
| 1961 | 2.29 | 789 |
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