Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 83.4 people in Venezuela. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 345,609 sq ft in Venezuela. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and Venezuela are ranked 10th and 151st, 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 0.35% of the population and 0.59% of the land area for Venezuela, hence the population density in Taiwan is 1,908% higher than in Venezuela.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
Venezuela
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 83.4 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 151/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
28610737
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 340,561 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 334,241 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 11.5% |
| Urban population | n/a | 88.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 26.2% |
Taiwan vs Venezuela:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 7.84% growth in Venezuela.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. Venezuela was 146th in 2004 and ranks 151st out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
Venezuela
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 83.4 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 83.1 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 82.8 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 82.9 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 83.5 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 85 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 87.5 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 89.7 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 90.3 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 89.8 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 88.8 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 87.8 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 86.8 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 85.7 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 84.6 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 83.5 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 82.4 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 81.2 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 79.9 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 78.7 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 77.3 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 76 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 74.7 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 73.3 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 72 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 70.7 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 69.3 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 67.9 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 66.5 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 65.2 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 63.8 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 62.4 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 61 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 59.6 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 58.2 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 56.8 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 55.4 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 54 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 52.6 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 51.3 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 49.9 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 48.6 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 47.3 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 46.1 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 44.8 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 43.6 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 42.3 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 41.1 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 40 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 38.8 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 37.7 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 36.6 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 35.5 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 34.5 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 33.4 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 32.4 |
| 1968 | 969 | 31.4 |
| 1967 | 945 | 30.4 |
| 1966 | 921 | 29.4 |
| 1965 | 895 | 28.5 |
| 1964 | 868 | 27.5 |
| 1963 | 842 | 26.6 |
| 1962 | 815 | 25.7 |
| 1961 | 789 | 24.8 |
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 |
|
Venezuela
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Caracas | 2.25M |
| Maracaibo | 1.55M |
| Valencia | 1.48M |
| Maracay | 1.1M |
| Barquisimeto | 1.06M |
| Barinas | 874K |
| Maturin | 753K |
| Ciudad Guayana | 751K |
| Catia La Mar | 662K |
| Ciudad Bolivar | 568K |
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