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Population density: Taiwan vs Togo compared

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Taiwan has a population density of 1,662 people per square mile compared to 418 people in Togo. Taiwan has 16,697 sq ft of land per person vs 71,142 sq ft in Togo. Taiwan and Togo rank 10th and 62nd by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Taiwan has 0.28% of the world's population and 0.02% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.1% of the population and 0.04% of the land area for Togo, making the population density in Taiwan 297.7% higher than in Togo.

Population density by year

Taiwan
Togo

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Taiwan Togo
2026 1,662 418
2025 1,669 409
2024 1,675 400
2023 1,670 392
2022 1,669 384
2021 1,679 378
2020 1,687 371
2019 1,688 363
2018 1,687 355
2017 1,685 349
2016 1,683 343
2015 1,679 337
2014 1,675 330
2013 1,671 324
2012 1,665 317
2011 1,660 310
2010 1,656 301
2009 1,652 291.9
2008 1,646 282.7
2007 1,640 273.7
2006 1,633 265.2
2005 1,627 257.8
2004 1,621 251.5
2003 1,615 245.4
2002 1,607 239.4
2001 1,599 233.5
2000 1,588 227.8
1999 1,575 222.2
1998 1,563 216.7
1997 1,548 211.4
1996 1,534 204.3
1995 1,522 195.7
1994 1,509 185.9
1993 1,496 185.1
1992 1,482 187.3
1991 1,467 182
1990 1,451 176.9
1989 1,435 171.8
1988 1,420 166.7
1987 1,404 161.8
1986 1,389 157
1985 1,373 152.1
1984 1,355 147.9
1983 1,335 144.4
1982 1,313 141
1981 1,290 137.1
1980 1,267 132.9
1979 1,243 129.3
1978 1,220 126
1977 1,197 123
1976 1,174 120.2
1975 1,150 117.3
1974 1,130 114.5
1973 1,110 111.6
1972 1,089 108.8
1971 1,067 105.7
1970 1,044 102.4
1969 1,007 97.3
1968 970 93
1967 945 91.1
1966 921 89.2
1965 895 87.4
1964 869 85.7
1963 842 84.1
1962 815 82.5
1961 789 81.1
1960 763 -

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Taiwan increased by 1.77%, compared to a 57.6% growth in Togo.

In 2006, Taiwan ranked 8th by population density and is 10th now. Togo was 77th in 2006 and ranks 62nd out of 197 currently.

Population density comparison

Taiwan Togo
Population density 1,662 ppl/mi² 418 ppl/mi²
Population density rank 10/197 62/197
Population
23229461
8873660
Land area 13,976 sq mi 21,000 sq mi
Land area per capita 16,699 sq ft 68,142 sq ft
Rural population n/a 55.6%
Urban population n/a 44.4%
Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people 70% 24.7%

Densely populated cities

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Wikidata (2022–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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