Switzerland has a population density of 592 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Switzerland has 49,190 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, Switzerland and Taiwan are ranked 51st and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Switzerland has 0.11% of the world's population and 0.03% 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 Switzerland is 64.6% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Switzerland
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 592 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 51/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
9112950
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 15,255 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 47,075 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 25.7% | n/a |
| Urban population | 74.3% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Switzerland vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Switzerland increased by 22.3%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Switzerland ranked 44th for population density and is in 51st place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Switzerland
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 592 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 583 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 575 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 571 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 566 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 562 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 558 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 554 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 549 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 543 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 537 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 530 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 524 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 519 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 513 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 508 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 501 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 495 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 491 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 487 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 484 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 481 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 477 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 474 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 471 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 468 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 466 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 464 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 463 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 461 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 458 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 455 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 450 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 446 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 440 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 436 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 432 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 429 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 426 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 424 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 422 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 421 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 419 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 416 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 414 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 412 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 412 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 412 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 413 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 415 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 416 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 413 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 410 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 407 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 405 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 402 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 398 | 969 |
| 1967 | 393 | 945 |
| 1966 | 388 | 921 |
| 1965 | 384 | 895 |
| 1964 | 379 | 868 |
| 1963 | 373 | 842 |
| 1962 | 365 | 815 |
| 1961 | 356 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Switzerland
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Zurich | 449K |
| Geneva | 207K |
| Basel | 176K |
| Bern | 146K |
| Lausanne | 144K |
| Winterthur | 119K |
| Biel/Bienne | 55.9K |
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