New Zealand has a population density of 52.5 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. New Zealand has 540,405 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, New Zealand and Taiwan are ranked 168th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. New Zealand has 0.07% of the world's population and 0.18% 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 New Zealand is 96.9% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
New Zealand
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 52.5 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 168/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
5406623
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 101,665 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 530,907 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 12.9% | n/a |
| Urban population | 87.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 27.5% | 71% |
New Zealand vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in New Zealand increased by 30.6%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, New Zealand ranked 162nd for population density and is in 168th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
New Zealand
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 52.5 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 51.6 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 50.3 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 50.3 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 50.1 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 49 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 48.2 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 47.3 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 46.4 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 45.3 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 44.4 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 43.7 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 43.4 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 43.1 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 42.8 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 42.3 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 41.9 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 41.5 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 41.2 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 40.7 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 40.2 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 39.6 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 38.8 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 38.2 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 37.9 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 37.7 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 37.5 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 37.2 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 36.7 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 36.1 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 35.6 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 35.1 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 34.7 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 34.4 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 32.8 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 32.5 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 32.3 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 32.2 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 31.9 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 31.9 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 31.7 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 31.5 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 31 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 30.7 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 30.6 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 30.6 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 30.7 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 30.7 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 30.6 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 30.3 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 29.7 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 29.1 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 28.6 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 28.1 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 27.6 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 27.3 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 27 | 969 |
| 1967 | 26.8 | 945 |
| 1966 | 26.3 | 921 |
| 1965 | 25.9 | 895 |
| 1964 | 25.4 | 868 |
| 1963 | 24.9 | 842 |
| 1962 | 24.4 | 815 |
| 1961 | 23.8 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
New Zealand
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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