Nigeria has a population density of 662 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Nigeria has 42,734 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, Nigeria and Taiwan are ranked 43rd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Nigeria has 2.86% of the world's population and 0.61% 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 Nigeria is 60.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Nigeria
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 662 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 43/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
241467099
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 351,650 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 42,133 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 45% | n/a |
| Urban population | 55% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 14.5% | 71% |
Nigeria vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Nigeria increased by 65%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Nigeria ranked 53rd for population density and is in 43rd place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nigeria
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 662 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 648 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 635 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 621 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 609 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 596 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 583 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 569 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 556 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 542 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 529 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 515 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 501 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 487 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 474 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 461 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 448 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 436 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 424 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 412 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 401 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 390 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 380 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 369 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 359 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 350 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 341 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 332 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 323 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 315 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 307 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 298.9 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 291.1 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 283.6 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 276.2 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 268.8 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 261.7 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 254.8 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 248.1 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 241.4 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 234.7 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 228.7 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 222.9 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 216.3 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 209.8 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 203.3 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 197.1 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 191.2 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 185.6 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 180.3 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 175.4 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 170.9 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 166.6 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 162.7 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 158.9 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 155.4 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 151.9 | 969 |
| 1967 | 148.7 | 945 |
| 1966 | 145.6 | 921 |
| 1965 | 142.4 | 895 |
| 1964 | 139.4 | 868 |
| 1963 | 136.4 | 842 |
| 1962 | 133.6 | 815 |
| 1961 | 130.8 | 789 |
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