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Population density: Taiwan vs Trinidad and Tobago compared

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Taiwan has a population density of 1,662 people per square mile compared to 692 people in Trinidad and Tobago. Taiwan has 16,697 sq ft of land per person vs 40,356 sq ft in Trinidad and Tobago. Taiwan and Trinidad and Tobago rank 10th and 40th 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 0.02% of the population and 0.003% of the land area for Trinidad and Tobago, making the population density in Taiwan 140.3% higher than in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population density by year

Taiwan
Trinidad and Tobago

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Taiwan Trinidad
2026 1,662 692
2025 1,669 691
2024 1,675 691
2023 1,670 690
2022 1,669 690
2021 1,679 690
2020 1,687 690
2019 1,688 689
2018 1,687 686
2017 1,685 685
2016 1,683 684
2015 1,679 681
2014 1,675 679
2013 1,671 677
2012 1,665 674
2011 1,660 670
2010 1,656 665
2009 1,652 661
2008 1,646 661
2007 1,640 658
2006 1,633 655
2005 1,627 654
2004 1,621 679
2003 1,615 676
2002 1,607 672
2001 1,599 669
2000 1,588 666
1999 1,575 664
1998 1,563 661
1997 1,548 659
1996 1,534 657
1995 1,522 654
1994 1,509 650
1993 1,496 646
1992 1,482 642
1991 1,467 637
1990 1,451 632
1989 1,435 627
1988 1,420 621
1987 1,404 615
1986 1,389 607
1985 1,373 599
1984 1,355 592
1983 1,335 586
1982 1,313 580
1981 1,290 573
1980 1,267 566
1979 1,243 559
1978 1,220 552
1977 1,197 545
1976 1,174 538
1975 1,150 532
1974 1,130 525
1973 1,110 519
1972 1,089 512
1971 1,067 506
1970 1,044 501
1969 1,007 495
1968 970 489
1967 945 483
1966 921 476
1965 895 469
1964 869 461
1963 842 453
1962 815 444
1961 789 436
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 5.57% growth in Trinidad and Tobago.

In 2006, Taiwan ranked 8th by population density and is 10th now. Trinidad and Tobago was 34th in 2006 and ranks 40th out of 197 currently.

Population density comparison

Taiwan Trinidad
Population density 1,662 ppl/mi² 692 ppl/mi²
Population density rank 10/197 40/197
Population
23229461
1370916
Land area 13,976 sq mi 1,981 sq mi
Land area per capita 16,699 sq ft 40,372 sq ft
Rural population n/a 46%
Urban population n/a 54%
Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people 70% 0%

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
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K

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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 (2000–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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