Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 199.1 people in Yemen. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 147,203 sq ft in Yemen. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and Yemen are ranked 10th and 115th, 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 0.5% of the population and 0.35% of the land area for Yemen, hence the population density in Taiwan is 741% higher than in Yemen.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 115/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
42727988
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 203,850 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 140,034 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 59.5% |
| Urban population | n/a | 40.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 7.29% |
Taiwan vs Yemen:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 83.7% growth in Yemen.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. Yemen was 131st in 2004 and ranks 115th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
Yemen
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 199.1 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 193.2 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 187.5 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 182.2 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 177.3 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 172.2 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 167.2 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 162.3 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 157.5 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 152.9 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 148.3 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 143.8 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 139.5 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 135.3 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 131.2 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 127.2 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 123.2 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 119.3 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 115.5 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 111.8 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 108.4 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 105.3 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 102.2 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 99.2 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 96.3 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 93.3 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 90.5 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 87.7 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 84.9 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 82.1 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 79.2 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 76.3 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 73.5 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 70.8 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 68.1 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 65.6 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 63.1 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 60.7 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 58.4 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 56.2 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 54.1 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 52.1 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 50.2 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 48.5 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 46.8 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 45.2 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 43.8 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 42.4 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 41.1 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 39.9 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 38.7 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 37.6 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 36.6 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 35.6 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 34.7 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 33.7 |
| 1968 | 969 | 32.8 |
| 1967 | 945 | 32 |
| 1966 | 921 | 31.2 |
| 1965 | 895 | 30.4 |
| 1964 | 868 | 29.7 |
| 1963 | 842 | 29 |
| 1962 | 815 | 28.4 |
| 1961 | 789 | 27.7 |
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