Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 835 people in Vietnam. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 35,354 sq ft in Vietnam. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and Vietnam are ranked 10th and 30th, 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 1.24% of the population and 0.21% of the land area for Vietnam, hence the population density in Taiwan is 100.7% higher than in Vietnam.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 835 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 30/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
102063551
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 121,016 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 33,407 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 59.8% |
| Urban population | n/a | 40.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 23.3% |
Taiwan vs Vietnam:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 24.4% growth in Vietnam.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. Vietnam was 34th in 2004 and ranks 30th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 835 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 829 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 824 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 818 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 810 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 803 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 795 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 787 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 777 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 767 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 758 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 749 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 740 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 731 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 723 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 716 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 705 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 693 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 680 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 671 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 671 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 665 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 657 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 649 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 642 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 607 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 599 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 591 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 582 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 573 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 564 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 554 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 543 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 532 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 521 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 510 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 500 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 490 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 480 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 470 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 459 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 448 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 438 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 428 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 418 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 409 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 400 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 390 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 379 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 370 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 361 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 353 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 346 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 338 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 330 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 323 |
| 1968 | 969 | 316 |
| 1967 | 945 | 309 |
| 1966 | 921 | 303 |
| 1965 | 895 | 295.4 |
| 1964 | 868 | 288.1 |
| 1963 | 842 | 280.5 |
| 1962 | 815 | 272.8 |
| 1961 | 789 | 265.8 |
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