Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 741 people in the United Kingdom. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 37,705 sq ft in the United Kingdom. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and the United Kingdom are ranked 10th and 35th, 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 0.85% of the population and 0.16% of the land area for the United Kingdom, hence the population density in Taiwan is 126% higher than in the United Kingdom.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 35/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
69945462
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 93,410 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 37,618 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 15.1% |
| Urban population | n/a | 84.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 14.4% |
Taiwan vs the United Kingdom:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 15.4% growth in the United Kingdom.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. The United Kingdom was 35th in 2004 and still ranks 35th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 741 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 733 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 724 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 717 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 715 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 713 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 710 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 706 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 702 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 697 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 692 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 687 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 682 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 677 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 672 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 667 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 662 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 656 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 651 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 647 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 642 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 639 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 636 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 633 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 630 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 628 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 626 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 624 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 623 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 621 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 619 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 618 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 616 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 615 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 613 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 611 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 609 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 608 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 607 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 605 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 604 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 603 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 603 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 603 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 603 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 602 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 602 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 602 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 602 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 602 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 602 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 602 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 600 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 598 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 596 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 594 |
| 1968 | 969 | 591 |
| 1967 | 945 | 588 |
| 1966 | 921 | 585 |
| 1965 | 895 | 582 |
| 1964 | 868 | 578 |
| 1963 | 842 | 574 |
| 1962 | 815 | 570 |
| 1961 | 789 | 565 |
Densely populated cities
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| New Taipei | 4.04M |
| Taichung | 3.03M |
| Kaohsiung | 2.73M |
| Taipei | 2.6M |
| Taoyuan | 2.33M |
| Tainan | 1.87M |
| Hsinchu | 499K |
| Keelung | 367K |
| Chiayi | 252K |
| Changhua | 225K |
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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