Papua New Guinea has a population density of 60.5 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Papua New Guinea has 471,041 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, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan are ranked 165th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Papua New Guinea has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.3% 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 Papua New Guinea is 96.4% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Papua New Guinea
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 165/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
10911445
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 174,850 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 460,884 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 86.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 13.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Papua New Guinea vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Papua New Guinea increased by 67.1%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Papua New Guinea ranked 166th for population density and is in 165th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 60.5 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 59.4 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 57.3 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 56.1 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 55 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 53.7 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 52.5 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 50 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 48.7 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 47.5 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 44.9 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 43.7 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 41.1 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 39.8 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 38.6 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 36.2 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 35 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 33.9 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 32.8 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 31.7 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 30.6 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 29.5 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 28.5 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 27.5 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 26.6 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 25.6 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 24.7 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 23.8 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 23 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 22.3 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 21.7 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 21.2 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 20.3 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 19.9 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 19.5 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 19.1 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 18.7 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 18.3 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 17.9 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 17.5 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 17.2 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 16.8 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 16.5 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 16.1 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 15.7 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 15.4 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 15 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 14.7 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 14.3 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 14 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 13.7 | 969 |
| 1967 | 13.4 | 945 |
| 1966 | 13.1 | 921 |
| 1965 | 12.8 | 895 |
| 1964 | 12.5 | 868 |
| 1963 | 12.2 | 842 |
| 1962 | 12 | 815 |
| 1961 | 11.7 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
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