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Population density: Seychelles vs Taiwan compared

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The Seychelles has a population density of 708 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. The Seychelles has 40,713 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. The Seychelles and Taiwan rank 38th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Seychelles has 0.001% of the world's population and 0.0003% 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 the Seychelles 57.4% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Seychelles
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Seychelles Taiwan
2026 708 1,662
2025 696 1,669
2024 683 1,675
2023 674 1,670
2022 675 1,669
2021 559 1,679
2020 554 1,687
2019 550 1,688
2018 545 1,687
2017 540 1,685
2016 533 1,683
2015 526 1,679
2014 514 1,675
2013 506 1,670
2012 497 1,665
2011 492 1,660
2010 505 1,656
2009 492 1,651
2008 490 1,646
2007 479 1,640
2006 476 1,633
2005 467 1,626
2004 464 1,620
2003 466 1,614
2002 471 1,607
2001 457 1,599
2000 457 1,587
1999 453 1,575
1998 444 1,562
1997 435 1,548
1996 430 1,534
1995 424 1,522
1994 418 1,509
1993 407 1,495
1992 398 1,481
1991 397 1,467
1990 391 1,451
1989 389 1,435
1988 387 1,420
1987 386 1,404
1986 370 1,389
1985 367 1,373
1984 364 1,354
1983 362 1,335
1982 363 1,313
1981 361 1,290
1980 356 1,267
1979 353 1,243
1978 350 1,219
1977 348 1,197
1976 341 1,174
1975 334 1,150
1974 326 1,129
1973 320 1,109
1972 315 1,089
1971 308 1,067
1970 302 1,043
1969 294.8 1,007
1968 287.9 969
1967 281 945
1966 274.2 921
1965 267.4 895
1964 260.8 868
1963 254.4 842
1962 248 815
1961 241.5 789
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 the Seychelles increased by 48.7%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, the Seychelles ranked 46th by population density and is 38th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2024–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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