Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 96.3 people in the United States. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 310,997 sq ft in the United States. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and the United States are ranked 10th and 149th, 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 4.18% of the population and 6.14% of the land area for the United States, hence the population density in Taiwan is 1,639% higher than in the United States.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 149/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
343323530
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 3,531,839 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 289,500 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 16.5% |
| Urban population | n/a | 83.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 7.68% |
Taiwan vs the United States:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 16.3% growth in the United States.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. The United States was 145th in 2004 and ranks 149th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
|
| 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 |
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 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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