Sweden has a population density of 67.2 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Sweden has 455,646 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, Sweden and Taiwan are ranked 163rd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Sweden has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.27% 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 Sweden is 96% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 67.2 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 163/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
10654722
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 157,248 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 414,753 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | n/a |
| Urban population | 89% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Sweden vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Sweden increased by 17.5%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Sweden ranked 151st for population density and is in 163rd place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 67.2 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 67 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 66.7 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 66.2 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 65.8 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 65.4 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 64.7 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 64 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 63.1 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 62.3 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 61.7 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 61 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 60.5 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 60.1 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 59.6 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 59.1 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 58.6 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 58.2 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 57.7 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 57.4 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 57.2 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 57 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 56.7 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 56.6 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 56.4 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 56.3 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 56.3 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 56.2 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 56.2 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 56.1 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 55.8 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 55.4 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 55.1 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 54.8 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 54.4 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 54 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 53.6 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 53.4 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 53.2 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 53.1 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 53 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 53 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 52.9 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 52.9 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 52.8 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 52.7 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 52.6 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 52.5 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 52.3 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 52.1 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 51.9 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 51.7 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 51.6 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 51.5 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 51.1 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 50.7 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 50.3 | 969 |
| 1967 | 50 | 945 |
| 1966 | 49.6 | 921 |
| 1965 | 49.2 | 895 |
| 1964 | 48.7 | 868 |
| 1963 | 48.4 | 842 |
| 1962 | 48.1 | 815 |
| 1961 | 47.8 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Sweden
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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