Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 397 people in the United Arab Emirates. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 82,731 sq ft in the United Arab Emirates. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates are ranked 10th and 62nd, 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 0.13% of the population and 0.05% of the land area for the United Arab Emirates, hence the population density in Taiwan is 322% higher than in the United Arab Emirates.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
UAE
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 397 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 62/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
11372700
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 27,421 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 70,282 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 12% |
| Urban population | n/a | 88% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 62.2% |
Taiwan vs the United Arab Emirates:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 145.6% growth in the United Arab Emirates.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. The United Arab Emirates was 111th in 2004 and ranks 62nd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
UAE
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 397 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 382 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 367 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 349 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 343 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 344 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 341 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 336 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 326 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 310 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 293.9 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 280.6 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 269.6 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 259.1 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 250.5 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 244.6 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 229.8 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 205.1 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 182.7 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 170.1 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 161.5 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 152.9 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 144.3 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 135.8 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 127.4 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 119.1 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 110.9 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 102.7 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 94.7 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 88.8 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 84.9 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 81 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 77.1 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 73.2 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 69.2 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 65.3 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 61.3 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 57.4 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 53.5 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 50.3 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 47.6 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 45 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 42.5 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 40.1 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 37 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 33.3 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 29.5 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 25.9 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 22.5 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 19.8 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 17.8 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 15.9 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 14 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 12.2 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 10.4 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 8.74 |
| 1968 | 969 | 7.27 |
| 1967 | 945 | 6.55 |
| 1966 | 921 | 6.34 |
| 1965 | 895 | 6.09 |
| 1964 | 868 | 5.82 |
| 1963 | 842 | 5.55 |
| 1962 | 815 | 5.29 |
| 1961 | 789 | 5.03 |
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