The Marshall Islands has a population density of 540 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. The Marshall Islands has 52,011 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, the Marshall Islands and Taiwan are ranked 54th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Marshall Islands has 0.0005% of the world's population and 0.0001% 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 the Marshall Islands is 67.7% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Marshall Islands
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 54/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
36281
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 69.5 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 51,601 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 20.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 79.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
the Marshall Islands vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Marshall Islands decreased by 27.5%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, the Marshall Islands ranked 30th for population density and is in 54th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Marshall Islands
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 540 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 559 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 577 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 595 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 614 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 633 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 652 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 669 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 686 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 702 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 717 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 729 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 740 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 747 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 749 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 748 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 749 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 749 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 748 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 747 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 745 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 743 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 740 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 736 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 730 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 722 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 715 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 709 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 702 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 694 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 687 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 678 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 667 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 656 | 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 |
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