Nauru has a population density of 1,547 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Nauru has 18,920 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, Nauru and Taiwan are ranked 12th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Nauru has 0.0001% of the world's population and 0.00001% 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 Nauru is 7.64% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
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| Population density | 1,547 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 12/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
12088
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23308308
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| Land area | 7.72 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 18,019 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 0% | n/a |
| Urban population | 100% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Nauru vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Nauru increased by 18.8%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Nauru ranked 12th for population density and is in 12th place still. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
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| 2024 | 1,547 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 1,538 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 1,528 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 1,516 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 1,508 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 1,501 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 1,486 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 1,466 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 1,444 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 1,419 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 1,391 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 1,362 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 1,330 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 1,308 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 1,301 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 1,297 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 1,296 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 1,298 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 1,299 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 1,301 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 1,303 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 1,303 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 1,306 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 1,312 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 1,317 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 1,319 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 1,321 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 1,321 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 1,319 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 1,316 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 1,313 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 1,308 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 1,298 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 1,276 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 1,246 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 1,216 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 1,187 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 1,159 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 1,132 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 1,107 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 1,085 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 1,064 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 1,041 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 1,015 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 991 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 967 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 945 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 928 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 915 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 905 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 897 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 889 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 882 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 876 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 869 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 852 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 819 | 969 |
| 1967 | 794 | 945 |
| 1966 | 783 | 921 |
| 1965 | 755 | 895 |
| 1964 | 714 | 868 |
| 1963 | 677 | 842 |
| 1962 | 645 | 815 |
| 1961 | 618 | 789 |
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