Poland has a population density of 309 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Poland has 92,073 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, Poland and Taiwan are ranked 78th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Poland has 0.45% of the world's population and 0.21% 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 Poland is 81.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 309 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 78/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
36176920
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 118,252 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 90,184 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 39.7% | n/a |
| Urban population | 60.3% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 5.09% | 71% |
Poland vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Poland decreased by 4.24%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Poland ranked 61st for population density and is in 78th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 309 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 310 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 312 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 313 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 317 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 321 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 321 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 321 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 321 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 321 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 322 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 322 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 322 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 322 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 322 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 323 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 322 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 322 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 322 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 323 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 323 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 323 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 323 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 323 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 324 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 327 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 327 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 327 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 327 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 326 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 326 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 325 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 324 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 323 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 322 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 321 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 320 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 319 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 317 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 315 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 312 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 309 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 306 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 304 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 301 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 298.1 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 295.7 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 293.3 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 290.5 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 287.6 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 284.8 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 282.1 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 279.5 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 277.2 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 276.2 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 275.2 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 273.1 | 969 |
| 1967 | 270.5 | 945 |
| 1966 | 267.9 | 921 |
| 1965 | 265.9 | 895 |
| 1964 | 263.3 | 868 |
| 1963 | 259.7 | 842 |
| 1962 | 256.3 | 815 |
| 1961 | 253.4 | 789 |
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