Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 50.1 people in Uruguay. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 560,081 sq ft in Uruguay. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and Uruguay are ranked 10th and 171st, 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 0.04% of the population and 0.12% of the land area for Uruguay, hence the population density in Taiwan is 3,242% higher than in Uruguay.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
Uruguay
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 171/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
3384690
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 67,576 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 556,282 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 4.15% |
| Urban population | n/a | 95.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 38.5% |
Taiwan vs Uruguay:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 3.15% growth in Uruguay.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. Uruguay was 156th in 2004 and ranks 171st out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
Uruguay
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 50.1 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 50.1 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 50.2 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 50.3 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 50.3 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 50.3 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 50.2 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 50.1 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 50 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 49.8 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 49.7 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 49.5 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 49.4 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 49.2 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 49.1 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 49 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 48.9 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 48.8 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 48.7 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 48.6 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 48.6 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 48.6 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 48.5 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 48.5 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 48.3 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 48.2 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 47.9 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 47.7 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 47.4 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 47.2 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 47 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 46.7 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 46.5 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 46.2 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 45.9 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 45.7 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 45.4 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 45.1 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 44.9 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 44.6 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 44.4 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 44.2 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 44 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 43.9 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 43.7 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 43.5 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 43.3 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 43.1 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 42.8 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 42.5 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 42.2 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 42 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 41.8 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 41.5 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 41.3 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 41 |
| 1968 | 969 | 40.8 |
| 1967 | 945 | 40.4 |
| 1966 | 921 | 40.1 |
| 1965 | 895 | 39.7 |
| 1964 | 868 | 39.3 |
| 1963 | 842 | 38.8 |
| 1962 | 815 | 38.4 |
| 1961 | 789 | 37.9 |
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 |
|
Uruguay
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
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