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Population density: Senegal vs Taiwan compared

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Senegal has a population density of 260.6 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Senegal has 114,447 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Senegal and Taiwan rank 95th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Senegal has 0.23% of the world's population and 0.13% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Senegal 84.3% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Senegal
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Senegal Taiwan
2026 260.6 1,662
2025 254.7 1,669
2024 248.9 1,675
2023 243.2 1,670
2022 237.4 1,669
2021 231.7 1,679
2020 225.9 1,687
2019 220 1,688
2018 214.1 1,687
2017 208.2 1,685
2016 202.3 1,683
2015 196.3 1,679
2014 190.4 1,675
2013 184.4 1,670
2012 179.1 1,665
2011 174.3 1,660
2010 170 1,656
2009 166 1,651
2008 162.1 1,646
2007 158.3 1,640
2006 154.7 1,633
2005 151.1 1,626
2004 147.6 1,620
2003 144.2 1,614
2002 140.8 1,607
2001 137.4 1,599
2000 134.1 1,587
1999 130.9 1,575
1998 127.8 1,562
1997 124.9 1,548
1996 122 1,534
1995 119 1,522
1994 116 1,509
1993 113 1,495
1992 109.9 1,481
1991 106.9 1,467
1990 103.9 1,451
1989 100.9 1,435
1988 98.1 1,420
1987 95.3 1,404
1986 92.5 1,389
1985 89.9 1,373
1984 87.4 1,354
1983 85.1 1,335
1982 82.8 1,313
1981 80.7 1,290
1980 78.6 1,267
1979 76.7 1,243
1978 74.9 1,219
1977 73.2 1,197
1976 71.4 1,174
1975 69.6 1,150
1974 67.7 1,129
1973 65.7 1,109
1972 63.8 1,089
1971 61.9 1,067
1970 60.1 1,043
1969 58.3 1,007
1968 56.6 969
1967 54.9 945
1966 53.3 921
1965 51.8 895
1964 50.3 868
1963 48.9 842
1962 47.5 815
1961 46.2 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Senegal increased by 68.5%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Senegal ranked 117th by population density and is 95th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2002–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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