Malta has a population density of 4,649 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Malta has 5,922 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, Malta and Taiwan are ranked 5th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Malta has 0.007% of the world's population and 0.0002% 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 Malta is 177.5% higher than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Malta
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 4,649 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 5/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
583596
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 123.6 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 5,997 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 4.99% | n/a |
| Urban population | 95% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Malta vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Malta increased by 43.1%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Malta ranked 4th for population density and is in 5th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Malta
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 4,649 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 4,474 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 4,299 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 4,194 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 4,172 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 4,079 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 3,917 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 3,781 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 3,679 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 3,595 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 3,508 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 3,438 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 3,400 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 3,369 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 3,355 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 3,338 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 3,313 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 3,292 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 3,280 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 3,269 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 3,248 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 3,226 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 3,205 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 3,181 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 3,157 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 3,137 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 3,118 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 3,098 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 3,075 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 3,055 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 3,033 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 3,005 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 2,975 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 2,945 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 2,867 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 2,839 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 2,811 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 2,788 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 2,769 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 2,723 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 2,676 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 2,675 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 2,638 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 2,582 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 2,563 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 2,536 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 2,511 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 2,485 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 2,475 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 2,462 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 2,444 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 2,446 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 2,448 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 2,450 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 2,450 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 2,463 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 2,492 | 969 |
| 1967 | 2,522 | 945 |
| 1966 | 2,551 | 921 |
| 1965 | 2,580 | 895 |
| 1964 | 2,600 | 868 |
| 1963 | 2,611 | 842 |
| 1962 | 2,622 | 815 |
| 1961 | 2,632 | 789 |
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