Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 204.7 people in Tunisia. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 143,444 sq ft in Tunisia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and Tunisia are ranked 10th and 108th, 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 0.15% of the population and 0.1% of the land area for Tunisia, hence the population density in Taiwan is 718% higher than in Tunisia.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
Tunisia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 204.7 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 108/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
12402051
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 59,985 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 136,211 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 29.1% |
| Urban population | n/a | 70.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 0% |
Taiwan vs Tunisia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 20.8% growth in Tunisia.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. Tunisia was 105th in 2004 and ranks 108th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
Tunisia
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 204.7 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 203.4 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 202 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 200.9 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 199.6 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 198 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 196.1 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 194.2 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 192.2 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 190.1 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 188 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 185.7 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 183.5 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 181.5 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 179.5 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 177.6 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 175.8 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 174.1 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 172.5 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 171 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 169.5 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 167.9 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 166.2 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 164.5 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 162.8 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 161 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 159.1 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 157.1 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 154.9 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 152.7 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 150.3 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 147.7 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 144.7 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 141.7 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 138.8 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 135.9 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 132.9 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 129.9 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 126.7 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 123.5 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 120.4 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 117.6 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 115.2 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 112.7 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 110.1 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 107.6 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 105.2 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 102.6 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 100 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 97.3 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 94.8 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 92.3 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 90 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 87.7 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 85.5 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 83.4 |
| 1968 | 969 | 81.4 |
| 1967 | 945 | 79.4 |
| 1966 | 921 | 77.6 |
| 1965 | 895 | 76 |
| 1964 | 868 | 74.9 |
| 1963 | 842 | 73.8 |
| 1962 | 815 | 72.8 |
| 1961 | 789 | 72 |
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