Russia has a population density of 22.7 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Russia has 1,280,521 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, Russia and Taiwan are ranked 185th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Russia has 1.76% of the world's population and 11% 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 Russia is 98.6% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 22.7 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 185/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
142718132
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 6,323,145 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 1,228,137 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 24.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 75.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 24.8% | 71% |
Russia vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Russia decreased by 0.34%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Russia ranked 176th for population density and is in 185th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 22.7 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 22.7 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 22.8 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 22.9 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 23 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 23 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 22.9 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 22.9 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 22.8 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 22.7 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 22.7 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 22.6 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 22.6 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 22.6 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 22.6 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 22.6 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 22.6 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 22.8 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 22.9 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 23 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 23.1 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 23.2 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 23.3 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 23.3 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 23.4 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 23.4 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 23.5 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 23.5 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 23.5 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 23.5 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | - | 1,467 |
| 1990 | - | 1,451 |
| 1989 | - | 1,435 |
| 1988 | - | 1,420 |
| 1987 | - | 1,404 |
| 1986 | - | 1,389 |
| 1985 | - | 1,373 |
| 1984 | - | 1,354 |
| 1983 | - | 1,335 |
| 1982 | - | 1,313 |
| 1981 | - | 1,290 |
| 1980 | - | 1,267 |
| 1979 | - | 1,243 |
| 1978 | - | 1,219 |
| 1977 | - | 1,197 |
| 1976 | - | 1,174 |
| 1975 | - | 1,150 |
| 1974 | - | 1,129 |
| 1973 | - | 1,109 |
| 1972 | - | 1,089 |
| 1971 | - | 1,067 |
| 1970 | - | 1,043 |
| 1969 | - | 1,007 |
| 1968 | - | 969 |
| 1967 | - | 945 |
| 1966 | - | 921 |
| 1965 | - | 895 |
| 1964 | - | 868 |
| 1963 | - | 842 |
| 1962 | - | 815 |
| 1961 | - | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Russia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Moscow | 13.3M |
| Saint Petersburg | 5.65M |
| Novosibirsk | 1.64M |
| Yekaterinburg | 1.47M |
| Kazan | 1.33M |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1.2M |
| Chelyabinsk | 1.18M |
| Krasnodar | 1.15M |
| Samara | 1.15M |
| Ufa | 1.14M |
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