Malaysia has a population density of 280.3 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Malaysia has 100,140 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, Malaysia and Taiwan are ranked 85th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Malaysia has 0.44% of the world's population and 0.22% 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 Malaysia is 83.3% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 280.3 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 85/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
36304998
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 126,854 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 99,458 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 20.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 79.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 5.57% | 71% |
Malaysia vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Malaysia increased by 40.8%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Malaysia ranked 93rd for population density and is in 85th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 280.3 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 276.9 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 273.5 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 270.3 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 267.2 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 263.6 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 259.4 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 255.1 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 250.6 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 246.2 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 242 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 237.9 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 233.8 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 229.9 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 225.9 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 221.7 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 217.3 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 212.8 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 208.3 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 203.7 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 199.1 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 194.6 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 190 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 185.5 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 181.1 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 176.9 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 172.7 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 168.5 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 164.4 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 160.3 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 156.2 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 152.3 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 148.5 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 144.6 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 140.6 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 136.5 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 132.4 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 128.3 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 124.2 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 120.2 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 116.3 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 112.6 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 109 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 105.6 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 102.3 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 99.5 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 97.2 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 94.9 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 92.6 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 90.4 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 88.3 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 86.2 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 84.2 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 82.2 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 80.2 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 78.4 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 76.7 | 969 |
| 1967 | 74.9 | 945 |
| 1966 | 73.2 | 921 |
| 1965 | 71.4 | 895 |
| 1964 | 69.6 | 868 |
| 1963 | 67.8 | 842 |
| 1962 | 66.1 | 815 |
| 1961 | 64.4 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Malaysia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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