Skip to content

Population density: Luxembourg vs Taiwan compared

Updated on by Georank team

Luxembourg has a population density of 696 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Luxembourg has 41,121 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Luxembourg and Taiwan rank 39th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Luxembourg has 0.008% of the world's population and 0.002% 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 Luxembourg 58.1% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Luxembourg
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Luxembourg Taiwan
2026 696 1,662
2025 689 1,669
2024 681 1,675
2023 670 1,670
2022 657 1,669
2021 644 1,679
2020 634 1,687
2019 624 1,688
2018 612 1,687
2017 600 1,685
2016 586 1,683
2015 573 1,679
2014 560 1,675
2013 547 1,670
2012 534 1,665
2011 521 1,660
2010 510 1,656
2009 501 1,651
2008 492 1,646
2007 483 1,640
2006 475 1,633
2005 468 1,626
2004 461 1,620
2003 454 1,614
2002 449 1,607
2001 444 1,599
2000 439 1,587
1999 - 1,575
1998 - 1,562
1997 - 1,548
1996 - 1,534
1995 - 1,522
1994 - 1,509
1993 - 1,495
1992 - 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 (2000–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/population-density/luxembourg/taiwan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2026, population density in Luxembourg increased by 46.4%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Luxembourg ranked 47th by population density and is 39th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

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

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population density in other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population-density/luxembourg/taiwan | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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 (2024–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.