Saudi Arabia has a population density of 42.5 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Saudi Arabia has 686,079 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, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan are ranked 179th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Saudi Arabia has 0.43% of the world's population and 1.44% 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 Saudi Arabia is 97.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Saudi Arabia
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 42.5 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 179/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
36428123
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 830,000 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 655,493 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 14.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 85.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 44% | 71% |
Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Saudi Arabia increased by 79.5%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Saudi Arabia ranked 175th for population density and is in 179th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 42.5 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 40.6 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 38.8 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 37.1 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 38 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 36.2 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 36.4 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 37.3 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 37.3 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 35.9 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 34.1 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 33.3 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 31.5 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 30.2 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 28.9 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 29.2 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 28.1 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 26.9 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 25.9 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 24.8 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 23.7 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 22.6 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 21.6 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 20.5 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 19.5 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 18.6 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 18 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 17.3 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 16.7 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 16 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 15.4 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 14.7 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 14.1 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 13.4 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 12.8 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 12.2 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 11.6 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 11 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 10.4 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 9.82 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 9.27 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 8.74 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 8.22 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 7.74 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 7.29 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 6.87 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 6.48 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 6.12 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 5.79 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 5.49 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 5.21 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 4.95 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 4.71 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 4.49 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 4.29 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 4.12 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 3.96 | 969 |
| 1967 | 3.8 | 945 |
| 1966 | 3.66 | 921 |
| 1965 | 3.53 | 895 |
| 1964 | 3.4 | 868 |
| 1963 | 3.28 | 842 |
| 1962 | 3.16 | 815 |
| 1961 | 3.04 | 789 |
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