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Population density: Taiwan vs Uganda compared

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Taiwan has a population density of 1,662 people per square mile compared to 682 people in Uganda. Taiwan has 16,697 sq ft of land per person vs 51,875 sq ft in Uganda. Taiwan and Uganda rank 10th and 42nd by population density, 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 all countries' land area, compared to 0.62% of the population and 0.13% of the land area for Uganda, making the population density in Taiwan 143.8% higher than in Uganda.

Population density by year

Taiwan
Uganda

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Taiwan Uganda
2026 1,662 682
2025 1,669 664
2024 1,675 646
2023 1,670 628
2022 1,669 611
2021 1,679 593
2020 1,687 574
2019 1,688 555
2018 1,687 537
2017 1,685 519
2016 1,683 501
2015 1,679 485
2014 1,675 470
2013 1,670 456
2012 1,665 444
2011 1,660 431
2010 1,656 418
2009 1,651 408
2008 1,646 396
2007 1,640 384
2006 1,633 373
2005 1,626 362
2004 1,620 352
2003 1,614 342
2002 1,607 331
2001 1,599 321
2000 1,587 311
1999 1,575 301
1998 1,562 291.9
1997 1,548 283.3
1996 1,534 275.2
1995 1,522 267.9
1994 1,509 260.7
1993 1,495 252.1
1992 1,481 243.5
1991 1,467 235.3
1990 1,451 227.7
1989 1,435 220.5
1988 1,420 213.5
1987 1,404 206.8
1986 1,389 200.5
1985 1,373 194.7
1984 1,354 189.3
1983 1,335 184.3
1982 1,313 179.8
1981 1,290 175.7
1980 1,267 172.1
1979 1,243 168.5
1978 1,219 164.5
1977 1,197 160.2
1976 1,174 156
1975 1,150 152
1974 1,129 148.1
1973 1,109 144.5
1972 1,089 141.1
1971 1,067 137.6
1970 1,043 133.8
1969 1,007 129.8
1968 969 125.8
1967 945 122
1966 921 118.3
1965 895 114.7
1964 868 111.3
1963 842 108
1962 815 104.9
1961 789 101.9
1960 763 -

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Taiwan increased by 1.78%, compared to a 82.7% growth in Uganda.

In 2006, Taiwan ranked 8th by population density and is 10th now. Uganda was 55th in 2006 and ranks 42nd out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2014–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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