Taiwan has a population density of 1,662 people per square mile compared to 97.3 people in the United States. Taiwan has 16,697 sq ft of land per person vs 309,474 sq ft in the United States. Taiwan and the United States rank 10th and 149th 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 4.21% of the population and 6.14% of the land area for the United States, making the population density in Taiwan 1,609% higher than in the United States.
Population density by year
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
|
| 2026 | 1,662 | 97.3 |
| 2025 | 1,669 | 96.8 |
| 2024 | 1,675 | 96.3 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 94.8 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 94.4 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 94 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 93.9 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 93 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 92.5 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 92.1 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 91.5 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 90.8 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 90.1 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 89.5 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 88.9 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 88.2 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 87.6 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 86.9 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 86.1 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 85.2 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 84.3 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 83.5 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 82.8 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 82 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 81.3 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 80.6 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 79.8 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 79 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 78.1 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 77.2 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 76.3 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 75.4 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 74.5 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 73.6 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 72.6 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 71.7 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 70.7 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 69.8 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 69.1 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 68.5 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 67.9 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 67.3 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 66.7 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 66.1 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 65.5 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 64.9 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 64.1 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 63.6 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 62.9 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 62.3 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 61.7 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 61.1 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 60.5 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 59.9 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 59.4 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 58.7 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 58 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 57.3 |
| 1968 | 969 | 56.8 |
| 1967 | 945 | 56.2 |
| 1966 | 921 | 55.6 |
| 1965 | 895 | 54.9 |
| 1964 | 868 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 842 | 53.5 |
| 1962 | 815 | 52.7 |
| 1961 | 789 | 51.9 |
| 1960 | 763 | - |
Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).
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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Taiwan increased by 1.78%, compared to a 15.3% growth in the United States.
In 2006, Taiwan ranked 8th by population density and is 10th now. The United States was 146th in 2006 and ranks 149th out of 197 currently.
Population density comparison
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,662 ppl/mi² | 97.3 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 149/197 |
| Population |
23229461
|
344023146
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 3,531,839 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,699 sq ft | 288,082 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 19.9% |
| Urban population | n/a | 80.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 70.1% | 7.59% |
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 |
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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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:
- 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 (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Wikidata (2020–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
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