Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 363 people in Thailand. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 77,066 sq ft in Thailand. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and Thailand are ranked 10th and 70th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Taiwan has 0.29% of the world's population and 0.02% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.88% of the population and 0.34% of the land area for Thailand, hence the population density in Taiwan is 361% higher than in Thailand.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
Thailand
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 363 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 70/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
71619867
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 197,256 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 76,731 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 45.7% |
| Urban population | n/a | 54.3% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 9.59% |
Taiwan vs Thailand:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 9.5% growth in Thailand.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. Thailand was 60th in 2004 and ranks 70th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
Thailand
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 363 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 363 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 364 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 364 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 363 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 363 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 362 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 361 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 359 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 358 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 356 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 354 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 352 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 350 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 348 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 345 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 343 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 340 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 337 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 335 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 332 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 329 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 326 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 323 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 319 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 316 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 312 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 308 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 304 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 299.6 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 295.4 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 291 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 286.6 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 282.1 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 277.5 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 273 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 268.5 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 264 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 259.4 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 254.9 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 250.2 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 245.5 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 240.8 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 236.1 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 231.4 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 226.7 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 222 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 217.2 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 212.4 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 207.5 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 202.5 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 197.4 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 192.3 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 187.3 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 182.3 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 177.3 |
| 1968 | 969 | 172.4 |
| 1967 | 945 | 167.5 |
| 1966 | 921 | 162.7 |
| 1965 | 895 | 157.9 |
| 1964 | 868 | 153.3 |
| 1963 | 842 | 148.8 |
| 1962 | 815 | 144.4 |
| 1961 | 789 | 140.2 |
Densely populated cities
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| New Taipei | 4.04M |
| Taichung | 3.03M |
| Kaohsiung | 2.73M |
| Taipei | 2.6M |
| Taoyuan | 2.33M |
| Tainan | 1.87M |
| Hsinchu | 499K |
| Keelung | 367K |
| Chiayi | 252K |
| Changhua | 225K |
|
Thailand
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Bangkok | 5.68M |
| Chiang Mai | 1.2M |
| Nonthaburi | 256K |
| Pak Kret | 185K |
| Hat Yai | 159K |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 134K |
| Chaophraya Surasak | 133K |
| Surat Thani | 131K |
| Udon Thani | 130K |
| Klaeng | 130K |
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