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Population density: Slovenia vs Taiwan compared

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Slovenia has a population density of 273.8 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Slovenia has 102,392 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Slovenia and Taiwan rank 88th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Slovenia has 0.03% of the world's population and 0.01% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.28% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Slovenia 83.5% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Slovenia
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Slovenia Taiwan
2026 273.8 1,662
2025 274.1 1,669
2024 273.7 1,675
2023 272.8 1,670
2022 271.7 1,669
2021 271.1 1,679
2020 270.4 1,687
2019 268.6 1,688
2018 266.7 1,687
2017 265.8 1,685
2016 265.5 1,683
2015 265.3 1,679
2014 265.2 1,675
2013 264.9 1,671
2012 264.5 1,665
2011 263.9 1,660
2010 263.4 1,656
2009 262.2 1,652
2008 259.9 1,646
2007 259.5 1,640
2006 258.1 1,633
2005 257.3 1,627
2004 256.8 1,621
2003 256.6 1,615
2002 256.5 1,607
2001 256.2 1,599
2000 255.8 1,588
1999 255 1,575
1998 254.8 1,563
1997 255.4 1,548
1996 255.7 1,534
1995 255.9 1,522
1994 255.8 1,509
1993 256.1 1,496
1992 256.7 1,482
1991 - 1,467
1990 - 1,451
1989 - 1,435
1988 - 1,420
1987 - 1,404
1986 - 1,389
1985 - 1,373
1984 - 1,355
1983 - 1,335
1982 - 1,313
1981 - 1,290
1980 - 1,267
1979 - 1,243
1978 - 1,220
1977 - 1,197
1976 - 1,174
1975 - 1,150
1974 - 1,130
1973 - 1,110
1972 - 1,089
1971 - 1,067
1970 - 1,044
1969 - 1,007
1968 - 970
1967 - 945
1966 - 921
1965 - 895
1964 - 869
1963 - 842
1962 - 815
1961 - 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1992–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Slovenia increased by 6.1%, compared to a 1.77% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Slovenia ranked 80th by population density and is 88th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Population density comparison

Slovenia Taiwan
Population density 273.8 ppl/mi² 1,662 ppl/mi²
Population density rank 88/197 10/197
Population
2128778
23229461
Land area 7,774 sq mi 13,976 sq mi
Land area per capita 101,702 sq ft 16,699 sq ft
Rural population 44% n/a
Urban population 56% n/a
Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people 0% 70%

Densely populated cities

Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Wikidata (2022–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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