Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 169.2 people in Ukraine. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 171,593 sq ft in Ukraine. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and Ukraine are ranked 10th and 125th, 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 0.46% of the population and 0.39% of the land area for Ukraine, hence the population density in Taiwan is 890% higher than in Ukraine.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 169.2 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 125/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
39426577
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 223,708 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 164,727 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 29.7% |
| Urban population | n/a | 70.3% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 14.2% |
Taiwan vs Ukraine:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 21.1% decline in Ukraine.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. Ukraine was 87th in 2004 and ranks 125th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 169.2 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 168.7 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 183.5 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 198 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 199.7 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 201 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 202.1 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 203.1 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 204 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 204.7 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 205.5 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 206.2 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 206.6 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 207 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 207.7 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 208.4 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 209.3 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 210.4 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 211.4 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 212.7 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 214.5 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 216 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 217.6 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 219.5 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 221.5 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 223.4 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 225.2 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 227 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 229 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 231 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 232.8 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 234 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 233.9 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | - |
| 1990 | 1,451 | - |
| 1989 | 1,435 | - |
| 1988 | 1,420 | - |
| 1987 | 1,404 | - |
| 1986 | 1,389 | - |
| 1985 | 1,373 | - |
| 1984 | 1,354 | - |
| 1983 | 1,335 | - |
| 1982 | 1,313 | - |
| 1981 | 1,290 | - |
| 1980 | 1,267 | - |
| 1979 | 1,243 | - |
| 1978 | 1,219 | - |
| 1977 | 1,197 | - |
| 1976 | 1,174 | - |
| 1975 | 1,150 | - |
| 1974 | 1,129 | - |
| 1973 | 1,109 | - |
| 1972 | 1,089 | - |
| 1971 | 1,067 | - |
| 1970 | 1,043 | - |
| 1969 | 1,007 | - |
| 1968 | 969 | - |
| 1967 | 945 | - |
| 1966 | 921 | - |
| 1965 | 895 | - |
| 1964 | 868 | - |
| 1963 | 842 | - |
| 1962 | 815 | - |
| 1961 | 789 | - |
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