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Population density in Taiwan

Population density in Taiwan was 658.5 inhabitants per km² in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.4% from 2022.

2023, inhabitants per km²658.5 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.4%
Series high668.62019
Series low214.51950
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Population density in Taiwan, 1950 to 2023

20030040050060070019501961197219831994200520231950: 214.5 inhabitants per km²1951: 222.1 inhabitants per km²1952: 230.1 inhabitants per km²1953: 238.7 inhabitants per km²1954: 247.6 inhabitants per km²1955: 257.1 inhabitants per km²1956: 267.3 inhabitants per km²1957: 278.2 inhabitants per km²1958: 289.4 inhabitants per km²1959: 300.6 inhabitants per km²1960: 312 inhabitants per km²1961: 323.5 inhabitants per km²1962: 335.1 inhabitants per km²1963: 347 inhabitants per km²1964: 358.8 inhabitants per km²1965: 370.7 inhabitants per km²1966: 382.3 inhabitants per km²1967: 392.6 inhabitants per km²1968: 401.5 inhabitants per km²1969: 410.2 inhabitants per km²1970: 418.4 inhabitants per km²1971: 427 inhabitants per km²1972: 436.3 inhabitants per km²1973: 445.4 inhabitants per km²1974: 454.2 inhabitants per km²1975: 462.2 inhabitants per km²1976: 470.8 inhabitants per km²1977: 480.7 inhabitants per km²1978: 490.6 inhabitants per km²1979: 500.9 inhabitants per km²1980: 510.8 inhabitants per km²1981: 520 inhabitants per km²1982: 528.8 inhabitants per km²1983: 537.2 inhabitants per km²1984: 545.2 inhabitants per km²1985: 552.7 inhabitants per km²1986: 559.3 inhabitants per km²1987: 565.3 inhabitants per km²1988: 571.1 inhabitants per km²1989: 576.6 inhabitants per km²1990: 581.6 inhabitants per km²1991: 586.9 inhabitants per km²1992: 592.5 inhabitants per km²1993: 598 inhabitants per km²1994: 603.1 inhabitants per km²1995: 608.1 inhabitants per km²1996: 613.1 inhabitants per km²1997: 618.1 inhabitants per km²1998: 622.7 inhabitants per km²1999: 627 inhabitants per km²2000: 630.7 inhabitants per km²2001: 633.9 inhabitants per km²2002: 637.3 inhabitants per km²2003: 640 inhabitants per km²2004: 642.3 inhabitants per km²2005: 644.6 inhabitants per km²2006: 647.1 inhabitants per km²2007: 649.7 inhabitants per km²2008: 652 inhabitants per km²2009: 654.2 inhabitants per km²2010: 655.9 inhabitants per km²2011: 657.2 inhabitants per km²2012: 659.3 inhabitants per km²2013: 661.3 inhabitants per km²2014: 662.9 inhabitants per km²2015: 664.5 inhabitants per km²2016: 666.1 inhabitants per km²2017: 667.4 inhabitants per km²2018: 668.2 inhabitants per km²2019: 668.6 inhabitants per km²2020: 668.3 inhabitants per km²2021: 665.3 inhabitants per km²2022: 661.4 inhabitants per km²2023: 658.5 inhabitants per km²20040060080019501975200020231950: 214.5 inhabitants per km²1951: 222.1 inhabitants per km²1952: 230.1 inhabitants per km²1953: 238.7 inhabitants per km²1954: 247.6 inhabitants per km²1955: 257.1 inhabitants per km²1956: 267.3 inhabitants per km²1957: 278.2 inhabitants per km²1958: 289.4 inhabitants per km²1959: 300.6 inhabitants per km²1960: 312 inhabitants per km²1961: 323.5 inhabitants per km²1962: 335.1 inhabitants per km²1963: 347 inhabitants per km²1964: 358.8 inhabitants per km²1965: 370.7 inhabitants per km²1966: 382.3 inhabitants per km²1967: 392.6 inhabitants per km²1968: 401.5 inhabitants per km²1969: 410.2 inhabitants per km²1970: 418.4 inhabitants per km²1971: 427 inhabitants per km²1972: 436.3 inhabitants per km²1973: 445.4 inhabitants per km²1974: 454.2 inhabitants per km²1975: 462.2 inhabitants per km²1976: 470.8 inhabitants per km²1977: 480.7 inhabitants per km²1978: 490.6 inhabitants per km²1979: 500.9 inhabitants per km²1980: 510.8 inhabitants per km²1981: 520 inhabitants per km²1982: 528.8 inhabitants per km²1983: 537.2 inhabitants per km²1984: 545.2 inhabitants per km²1985: 552.7 inhabitants per km²1986: 559.3 inhabitants per km²1987: 565.3 inhabitants per km²1988: 571.1 inhabitants per km²1989: 576.6 inhabitants per km²1990: 581.6 inhabitants per km²1991: 586.9 inhabitants per km²1992: 592.5 inhabitants per km²1993: 598 inhabitants per km²1994: 603.1 inhabitants per km²1995: 608.1 inhabitants per km²1996: 613.1 inhabitants per km²1997: 618.1 inhabitants per km²1998: 622.7 inhabitants per km²1999: 627 inhabitants per km²2000: 630.7 inhabitants per km²2001: 633.9 inhabitants per km²2002: 637.3 inhabitants per km²2003: 640 inhabitants per km²2004: 642.3 inhabitants per km²2005: 644.6 inhabitants per km²2006: 647.1 inhabitants per km²2007: 649.7 inhabitants per km²2008: 652 inhabitants per km²2009: 654.2 inhabitants per km²2010: 655.9 inhabitants per km²2011: 657.2 inhabitants per km²2012: 659.3 inhabitants per km²2013: 661.3 inhabitants per km²2014: 662.9 inhabitants per km²2015: 664.5 inhabitants per km²2016: 666.1 inhabitants per km²2017: 667.4 inhabitants per km²2018: 668.2 inhabitants per km²2019: 668.6 inhabitants per km²2020: 668.3 inhabitants per km²2021: 665.3 inhabitants per km²2022: 661.4 inhabitants per km²2023: 658.5 inhabitants per km²
inhabitants per km². Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodinhabitants per km²
2023658.5 Estimated
2022661.4 Estimated
2021665.3 Estimated
2020668.3 Estimated
2019668.6 Estimated
2018668.2 Estimated
2017667.4 Estimated
2016666.1 Estimated
2015664.5 Estimated
2014662.9 Estimated
2013661.3 Estimated
2012659.3 Estimated
2011657.2 Estimated
2010655.9 Estimated
2009654.2 Estimated
2008652 Estimated
2007649.7 Estimated
2006647.1 Estimated
2005644.6 Estimated
2004642.3 Estimated
2003640 Estimated
2002637.3 Estimated
2001633.9 Estimated
2000630.7 Estimated
1999627 Estimated
1998622.7 Estimated
1997618.1 Estimated
1996613.1 Estimated
1995608.1 Estimated
1994603.1 Estimated
1993598 Estimated
1992592.5 Estimated
1991586.9 Estimated
1990581.6 Estimated
1989576.6 Estimated
1988571.1 Estimated
1987565.3 Estimated
1986559.3 Estimated
1985552.7 Estimated
1984545.2 Estimated
1983537.2 Estimated
1982528.8 Estimated
1981520 Estimated
1980510.8 Estimated
1979500.9 Estimated
1978490.6 Estimated
1977480.7 Estimated
1976470.8 Estimated
1975462.2 Estimated
1974454.2 Estimated
1973445.4 Estimated
1972436.3 Estimated
1971427 Estimated
1970418.4 Estimated
1969410.2 Estimated
1968401.5 Estimated
1967392.6 Estimated
1966382.3 Estimated
1965370.7 Estimated
1964358.8 Estimated
1963347 Estimated
1962335.1 Estimated
1961323.5 Estimated
1960312 Estimated
1959300.6 Estimated
1958289.4 Estimated
1957278.2 Estimated
1956267.3 Estimated
1955257.1 Estimated
1954247.6 Estimated
1953238.7 Estimated
1952230.1 Estimated
1951222.1 Estimated
1950214.5 Estimated

Taiwan compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 149.8 inhabitants per km²Afghanistan: 63.8 inhabitants per km²Antigua and Barbuda: 212.1 inhabitants per km²Albania: 102.6 inhabitants per km²Armenia: 103.4 inhabitants per km²Angola: 29.5 inhabitants per km²Argentina: 16.3 inhabitants per km²Austria: 110.6 inhabitants per km²Australia: 3.4 inhabitants per km²Azerbaijan: 124.8 inhabitants per km²Bosnia and Herzegovina: 62.2 inhabitants per km²Bangladesh: 1,317.3 inhabitants per km²Belgium: 386.8 inhabitants per km²Burkina Faso: 84.2 inhabitants per km²Bulgaria: 62.7 inhabitants per km²Burundi: 527.5 inhabitants per km²Benin: 125.1 inhabitants per km²Brunei: 79.6 inhabitants per km²Bolivia: 11.3 inhabitants per km²Brazil: 25.3 inhabitants per km²Bahamas: 74.6 inhabitants per km²Bhutan: 20.5 inhabitants per km²Botswana: 4.4 inhabitants per km²Belarus: 44.9 inhabitants per km²Belize: 18 inhabitants per km²Canada: 4.3 inhabitants per km²Democratic Republic of the Congo: 46.7 inhabitants per km²Central African Republic: 8.3 inhabitants per km²Republic of the Congo: 18.1 inhabitants per km²Switzerland: 221.8 inhabitants per km²Côte d’Ivoire: 98 inhabitants per km²Chile: 26.1 inhabitants per km²Cameroon: 60.9 inhabitants per km²China: 148.2 inhabitants per km²Colombia: 46.6 inhabitants per km²Costa Rica: 100 inhabitants per km²Cuba: 103.2 inhabitants per km²Cape Verde: 129.6 inhabitants per km²Cyprus: 145.6 inhabitants per km²Czechia: 140 inhabitants per km²Germany: 242.6 inhabitants per km²Djibouti: 49.7 inhabitants per km²Denmark: 140.3 inhabitants per km²Dominican Republic: 234.5 inhabitants per km²Algeria: 19.4 inhabitants per km²Ecuador: 72.4 inhabitants per km²Estonia: 31.5 inhabitants per km²Egypt: 115.1 inhabitants per km²Western Sahara: 2.2 inhabitants per km²Eritrea: 28.6 inhabitants per km²Spain: 95.4 inhabitants per km²Ethiopia: 128.7 inhabitants per km²Finland: 18.5 inhabitants per km²Fiji: 50.6 inhabitants per km²Falkland Islands: 0.3 inhabitants per km²Faroe Islands: 39.5 inhabitants per km²France: 120.5 inhabitants per km²Gabon: 9.6 inhabitants per km²United Kingdom: 282.9 inhabitants per km²Georgia: 54.8 inhabitants per km²Ghana: 148.5 inhabitants per km²Greenland: 0.1 inhabitants per km²Gambia: 266.6 inhabitants per km²Guinea: 58.6 inhabitants per km²Equatorial Guinea: 65.9 inhabitants per km²Greece: 78.3 inhabitants per km²Guatemala: 169.1 inhabitants per km²Guinea-Bissau: 76.6 inhabitants per km²Guyana: 4.2 inhabitants per km²Hong Kong: 6,772.3 inhabitants per km²Honduras: 97.6 inhabitants per km²Croatia: 69.7 inhabitants per km²Haiti: 422.1 inhabitants per km²Hungary: 107 inhabitants per km²Indonesia: 147.1 inhabitants per km²Ireland: 76 inhabitants per km²Israel: 427.7 inhabitants per km²Isle of Man: 147.1 inhabitants per km²India: 483.7 inhabitants per km²Iraq: 103.8 inhabitants per km²Iran: 55.6 inhabitants per km²Iceland: 3.9 inhabitants per km²Italy: 201 inhabitants per km²Jamaica: 262.2 inhabitants per km²Jordan: 128.8 inhabitants per km²Japan: 330.1 inhabitants per km²Kenya: 95.3 inhabitants per km²Kyrgyzstan: 36.9 inhabitants per km²Cambodia: 96.2 inhabitants per km²Kiribati: 182.5 inhabitants per km²North Korea: 219.4 inhabitants per km²South Korea: 523 inhabitants per km²Kuwait: 271.6 inhabitants per km²Cayman Islands: 303.1 inhabitants per km²Kazakhstan: 7.5 inhabitants per km²Laos: 33.2 inhabitants per km²Lebanon: 564.4 inhabitants per km²Sri Lanka: 366.3 inhabitants per km²Liberia: 57 inhabitants per km²Lesotho: 76.1 inhabitants per km²Lithuania: 45.6 inhabitants per km²Luxembourg: 256.8 inhabitants per km²Latvia: 30.3 inhabitants per km²Libya: 4.4 inhabitants per km²Morocco: 84.5 inhabitants per km²Moldova: 93.3 inhabitants per km²Montenegro: 45.9 inhabitants per km²Madagascar: 53.6 inhabitants per km²North Macedonia: 73.5 inhabitants per km²Mali: 19.5 inhabitants per km²Myanmar: 82.9 inhabitants per km²Mongolia: 2.2 inhabitants per km²Mauritania: 4.9 inhabitants per km²Mauritius: 627.4 inhabitants per km²Malawi: 223.2 inhabitants per km²Mexico: 66.2 inhabitants per km²Malaysia: 106.9 inhabitants per km²Mozambique: 42.8 inhabitants per km²Namibia: 3.6 inhabitants per km²New Caledonia: 15.9 inhabitants per km²Niger: 20.7 inhabitants per km²Nigeria: 250.2 inhabitants per km²Nicaragua: 56.7 inhabitants per km²Netherlands: 537.3 inhabitants per km²Norway: 18.1 inhabitants per km²Nepal: 201.8 inhabitants per km²New Zealand: 19.5 inhabitants per km²Oman: 16.3 inhabitants per km²Panama: 60.1 inhabitants per km²Peru: 26.4 inhabitants per km²French Polynesia: 76.3 inhabitants per km²Papua New Guinea: 22.9 inhabitants per km²Philippines: 383 inhabitants per km²Pakistan: 321.1 inhabitants per km²Poland: 126.6 inhabitants per km²Puerto Rico: 373 inhabitants per km²Palestine: 898.5 inhabitants per km²Portugal: 113.4 inhabitants per km²Palau: 38.5 inhabitants per km²Paraguay: 16.9 inhabitants per km²Qatar: 257.1 inhabitants per km²Romania: 83.1 inhabitants per km²Serbia: 88.3 inhabitants per km²Russia: 8.9 inhabitants per km²Rwanda: 576.4 inhabitants per km²Saudi Arabia: 15.5 inhabitants per km²Solomon Islands: 27.8 inhabitants per km²Sudan: 28.4 inhabitants per km²Sweden: 25.9 inhabitants per km²Singapore: 8,476 inhabitants per km²Slovenia: 105.2 inhabitants per km²Slovakia: 112.5 inhabitants per km²Sierra Leone: 117.9 inhabitants per km²Senegal: 93.9 inhabitants per km²Somalia: 29.3 inhabitants per km²Suriname: 4 inhabitants per km²South Sudan: 20.4 inhabitants per km²El Salvador: 304.5 inhabitants per km²Syria: 128.4 inhabitants per km²Eswatini: 70.9 inhabitants per km²Chad: 15.3 inhabitants per km²Togo: 171.1 inhabitants per km²Thailand: 140.3 inhabitants per km²Tajikistan: 72.6 inhabitants per km²Timor-Leste: 93.1 inhabitants per km²Turkmenistan: 15.7 inhabitants per km²Tunisia: 78.5 inhabitants per km²Türkiye: 113.4 inhabitants per km²Trinidad and Tobago: 293 inhabitants per km²Taiwan: 658.5 inhabitants per km²Tanzania: 75.2 inhabitants per km²Ukraine: 65.1 inhabitants per km²Uganda: 243.5 inhabitants per km²United States: 37.5 inhabitants per km²Uruguay: 19.6 inhabitants per km²Uzbekistan: 83.8 inhabitants per km²Venezuela: 30.9 inhabitants per km²Vietnam: 320.2 inhabitants per km²Vanuatu: 26.3 inhabitants per km²Samoa: 76.6 inhabitants per km²Yemen: 74.6 inhabitants per km²South Africa: 51.8 inhabitants per km²Zambia: 27.9 inhabitants per km²Zimbabwe: 42.2 inhabitants per km²
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Population density, 2023, inhabitants per km². Taiwan is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank and UN World Population Prospects figures use the population on 1 July and land area excluding inland water.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity) (Population density, Taiwan, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity), Population density, Taiwan, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/taiwan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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What is the population density in Taiwan?

Population density in Taiwan was 658.5 inhabitants per km² in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.4% from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population density in Taiwan?

668.6 inhabitants per km² in 2019, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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