Sudan has a population density of 69.9 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Sudan has 392,733 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, Sudan and Taiwan are ranked 159th and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Sudan has 0.62% of the world's population and 1.25% 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 Sudan is 95.8% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 69.9 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 159/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
52963918
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 721,239 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 398,561 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 63.2% | n/a |
| Urban population | 36.8% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 16.2% | 71% |
Sudan vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2012 to 2024, population density in Sudan increased by 36.6%, compared to a 0.6% growth in Taiwan.
In 2012, Sudan ranked 164th for population density and is in 159th place now. Taiwan was 10th in 2012 and still ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 69.9 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 69.4 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 68.5 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 66.6 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 64.9 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 63.2 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 61.3 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 59.2 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 57.2 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 55.5 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 53.8 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 52.4 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 51.2 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | - | 1,660 |
| 2010 | - | 1,656 |
| 2009 | - | 1,651 |
| 2008 | - | 1,646 |
| 2007 | - | 1,640 |
| 2006 | - | 1,633 |
| 2005 | - | 1,626 |
| 2004 | - | 1,620 |
| 2003 | - | 1,614 |
| 2002 | - | 1,607 |
| 2001 | - | 1,599 |
| 2000 | - | 1,587 |
| 1999 | - | 1,575 |
| 1998 | - | 1,562 |
| 1997 | - | 1,548 |
| 1996 | - | 1,534 |
| 1995 | - | 1,522 |
| 1994 | - | 1,509 |
| 1993 | - | 1,495 |
| 1992 | - | 1,481 |
| 1991 | - | 1,467 |
| 1990 | - | 1,451 |
| 1989 | - | 1,435 |
| 1988 | - | 1,420 |
| 1987 | - | 1,404 |
| 1986 | - | 1,389 |
| 1985 | - | 1,373 |
| 1984 | - | 1,354 |
| 1983 | - | 1,335 |
| 1982 | - | 1,313 |
| 1981 | - | 1,290 |
| 1980 | - | 1,267 |
| 1979 | - | 1,243 |
| 1978 | - | 1,219 |
| 1977 | - | 1,197 |
| 1976 | - | 1,174 |
| 1975 | - | 1,150 |
| 1974 | - | 1,129 |
| 1973 | - | 1,109 |
| 1972 | - | 1,089 |
| 1971 | - | 1,067 |
| 1970 | - | 1,043 |
| 1969 | - | 1,007 |
| 1968 | - | 969 |
| 1967 | - | 945 |
| 1966 | - | 921 |
| 1965 | - | 895 |
| 1964 | - | 868 |
| 1963 | - | 842 |
| 1962 | - | 815 |
| 1961 | - | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Sudan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Khartoum | 5.34M |
| Omdurman | 2.81M |
| Khartoum North | 936K |
| Port Sudan | 580K |
| El-Obeid | 560K |
| Kassala | 536K |
| Kosti | 528K |
| Nyala | 493K |
| El-Gadarif | 355K |
| Al-Fashir | 286K |
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