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Population density: Monaco vs Taiwan compared

Updated on by Georank team

Monaco has a population density of 47,292 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Monaco has 580 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Monaco and Taiwan rank 1st and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Monaco has 0.0005% of the world's population and 0.000001% 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 Monaco 2,745% higher than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Monaco
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Monaco Taiwan
2026 47,292 1,662
2025 47,649 1,669
2024 48,010 1,675
2023 48,414 1,670
2022 48,383 1,669
2021 47,881 1,679
2020 48,618 1,687
2019 48,694 1,688
2018 48,751 1,687
2017 48,143 1,685
2016 47,629 1,683
2015 46,966 1,679
2014 46,162 1,675
2013 45,292 1,670
2012 44,352 1,665
2011 43,374 1,660
2010 42,374 1,656
2009 41,353 1,651
2008 40,678 1,646
2007 40,680 1,640
2006 40,961 1,633
2005 41,156 1,626
2004 41,280 1,620
2003 41,366 1,614
2002 41,427 1,607
2001 41,459 1,599
2000 41,469 1,587
1999 41,412 1,575
1998 41,229 1,562
1997 40,968 1,548
1996 40,680 1,534
1995 40,388 1,522
1994 40,089 1,509
1993 39,784 1,495
1992 39,466 1,481
1991 39,131 1,467
1990 38,790 1,451
1989 38,440 1,435
1988 38,053 1,420
1987 37,624 1,404
1986 37,173 1,389
1985 36,711 1,373
1984 36,232 1,354
1983 35,726 1,335
1982 35,216 1,313
1981 34,873 1,290
1980 34,655 1,267
1979 34,361 1,243
1978 33,994 1,219
1977 33,570 1,197
1976 33,087 1,174
1975 32,582 1,150
1974 32,244 1,129
1973 32,036 1,109
1972 31,767 1,089
1971 31,402 1,067
1970 30,958 1,043
1969 30,450 1,007
1968 29,946 969
1967 29,682 945
1966 29,556 921
1965 29,313 895
1964 28,987 868
1963 28,602 842
1962 28,210 815
1961 27,984 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Monaco increased by 15.5%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Monaco ranked 1st by population density and is 1st still. 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

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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).

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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)

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