Taiwan vs Vietnam: Population density
Taiwan
282.89 people per km²
in 2100
Vietnam
292.59 people per km²
in 2100
Taiwan rank
55th
Vietnam rank
52nd
Population density over time
- Taiwan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 292.59 people per km² against 282.89 people per km² in Taiwan, a difference of 9.7 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 55th and Vietnam ranks 52nd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 42 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.8 people per km² | 2.55 people per km² | 0.2459 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1100s | 3.36 people per km² | 3.32 people per km² | 0.0398 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1200s | 3.92 people per km² | 4.08 people per km² | 0.1663 people per km² | Vietnam |
| 1300s | 4.48 people per km² | 4.85 people per km² | 0.3723 people per km² | Vietnam |
| 1400s | 5.04 people per km² | 5.62 people per km² | 0.5784 people per km² | Vietnam |
| 1500s | 5.6 people per km² | 6.38 people per km² | 0.7844 people per km² | Vietnam |
| 1600s | 5.6 people per km² | 7.98 people per km² | 2.38 people per km² | Vietnam |
| 1700s | 27.98 people per km² | 9.57 people per km² | 18.41 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1710s | 31.83 people per km² | 10.52 people per km² | 21.32 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1720s | 33.51 people per km² | 11.46 people per km² | 22.05 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1730s | 35.27 people per km² | 12.4 people per km² | 22.87 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1740s | 37.13 people per km² | 13.35 people per km² | 23.78 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1750s | 39.08 people per km² | 14.29 people per km² | 24.79 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1760s | 41.14 people per km² | 15.24 people per km² | 25.9 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1770s | 43.31 people per km² | 16.18 people per km² | 27.12 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1780s | 45.58 people per km² | 17.12 people per km² | 28.46 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1790s | 47.98 people per km² | 18.07 people per km² | 29.92 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1800s | 56.48 people per km² | 14.3 people per km² | 42.19 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1810s | 56.62 people per km² | 18.29 people per km² | 38.33 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 57.49 people per km² | 20.58 people per km² | 36.91 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 59.16 people per km² | 20.03 people per km² | 39.12 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 61.07 people per km² | 19.47 people per km² | 41.6 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 62.93 people per km² | 21.85 people per km² | 41.08 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 64.7 people per km² | 28.84 people per km² | 35.86 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 66.52 people per km² | 33.9 people per km² | 32.62 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 68.53 people per km² | 34.95 people per km² | 33.59 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 74.04 people per km² | 35.99 people per km² | 38.04 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 84.44 people per km² | 46.84 people per km² | 37.6 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 96.67 people per km² | 59.87 people per km² | 36.8 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 112.18 people per km² | 57.54 people per km² | 54.64 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 142.92 people per km² | 58.01 people per km² | 84.91 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 178.81 people per km² | 68.93 people per km² | 109.88 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 254.56 people per km² | 89.37 people per km² | 165.18 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 363.35 people per km² | 116.79 people per km² | 246.56 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 458.65 people per km² | 147.38 people per km² | 311.27 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 546.71 people per km² | 186.09 people per km² | 360.61 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 605.12 people per km² | 227.2 people per km² | 377.92 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 643.19 people per km² | 259.17 people per km² | 384.01 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 663.13 people per km² | 294.52 people per km² | 368.61 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 654.36 people per km² | 322.74 people per km² | 331.62 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2030s | 622.15 people per km² | 339.03 people per km² | 283.13 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2040s | 578.15 people per km² | 349.2 people per km² | 228.96 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2050s | 522.32 people per km² | 349.26 people per km² | 173.06 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2060s | 459.78 people per km² | 341.63 people per km² | 118.15 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2070s | 397.94 people per km² | 330.02 people per km² | 67.92 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2080s | 344.85 people per km² | 315.69 people per km² | 29.16 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2090s | 302.82 people per km² | 300.96 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | Taiwan |
| 2100s | 282.89 people per km² | 292.59 people per km² | 9.7 people per km² | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Taiwan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 292.59 people per km² against 282.89 people per km² in Taiwan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Taiwan and Vietnam?
- 9.7 people per km², with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Vietnam?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Taiwan and Vietnam rank globally for population density?
- Taiwan ranks 55th and Vietnam ranks 52nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.