Paraguay has a population density of 45.3 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Paraguay has 631,864 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, Paraguay and Taiwan are ranked 176th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Paraguay has 0.09% of the world's population and 0.27% 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 Paraguay is 97.3% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 45.3 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 176/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
7079103
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 152,901 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 615,174 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 36.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 63.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Paraguay vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Paraguay increased by 29%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Paraguay ranked 168th for population density and is in 176th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 45.3 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 44.8 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 44.2 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 43.6 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 43 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 42.5 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 41.9 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 41.3 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 40.7 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 40.2 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 39.6 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 39 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 38.4 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 37.9 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 37.4 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 37 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 36.6 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 36.2 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 35.9 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 35.5 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 35.1 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 34.7 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 34.3 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 33.8 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 33.3 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 32.6 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 31.9 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 31.3 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 30.6 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 29.9 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 29.1 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 28.4 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 27.7 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 27 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 26.3 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 25.6 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 24.9 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 24.2 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 23.5 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 22.9 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 22.2 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 21.6 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 21 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 20.5 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 19.9 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 19.4 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 18.9 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 18.4 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 18 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 17.5 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 17.1 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 16.7 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 16.3 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 15.9 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 15.6 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 15.2 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 14.9 | 969 |
| 1967 | 14.5 | 945 |
| 1966 | 14.2 | 921 |
| 1965 | 13.9 | 895 |
| 1964 | 13.5 | 868 |
| 1963 | 13.2 | 842 |
| 1962 | 12.9 | 815 |
| 1961 | 12.6 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Paraguay
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Asuncion | 462K |
| Ciudad del Este | 350K |
| Luque | 260K |
| San Lorenzo | 225K |
| Pedro Juan Caballero | 127K |
| Caaguazu | 127K |
| Encarnacion | 107K |
| Coronel Oviedo | 52.4K |
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