South Korea has a population density of 1,373 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. South Korea has 20,861 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, South Korea and Taiwan are ranked 18th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. South Korea has 0.64% of the world's population and 0.07% 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 South Korea is 18% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,373 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 18/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
51700480
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 37,684 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 20,300 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 18.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 81.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 52% | 71% |
South Korea vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in South Korea increased by 6.77%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, South Korea ranked 13th for population density and is in 18th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 1,373 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 1,372 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 1,371 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 1,374 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 1,376 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 1,374 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 1,370 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 1,364 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 1,361 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 1,356 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 1,349 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 1,341 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 1,336 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 1,331 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 1,320 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 1,316 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 1,310 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 1,301 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 1,295 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 1,289 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 1,286 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 1,281 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 1,275 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 1,268 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 1,262 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 1,252 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 1,243 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 1,234 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 1,222 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 1,211 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 1,199 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 1,187 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 1,175 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 1,163 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 1,151 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 1,140 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 1,129 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 1,118 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 1,107 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 1,096 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 1,085 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 1,072 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 1,056 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 1,040 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 1,024 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 1,008 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 993 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 978 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 963 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 947 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 932 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 916 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 900 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 883 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 866 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 847 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 828 | 969 |
| 1967 | 809 | 945 |
| 1966 | 790 | 921 |
| 1965 | 771 | 895 |
| 1964 | 751 | 868 |
| 1963 | 732 | 842 |
| 1962 | 712 | 815 |
| 1961 | 692 | 789 |
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