Germany vs Taiwan: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Germany
79.3%
in 2025
Taiwan
80.4%
in 2025
Germany rank
57th
Taiwan rank
54th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Germany
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 80.4% against 79.3% in Germany, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 54th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 36 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 1100s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1200s | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.9% | Germany |
| 1300s | 7.4% | 0.0% | 7.4% | Germany |
| 1400s | 11.1% | 0.1% | 11.0% | Germany |
| 1500s | 8.2% | 0.2% | 8.0% | Germany |
| 1600s | 8.5% | 0.7% | 7.8% | Germany |
| 1700s | 7.7% | 2.1% | 5.6% | Germany |
| 1710s | 8.1% | 2.4% | 5.7% | Germany |
| 1720s | 8.5% | 2.6% | 5.9% | Germany |
| 1730s | 8.9% | 2.9% | 6.0% | Germany |
| 1740s | 9.4% | 3.2% | 6.2% | Germany |
| 1750s | 9.8% | 3.5% | 6.4% | Germany |
| 1760s | 10.3% | 3.8% | 6.5% | Germany |
| 1770s | 10.8% | 4.2% | 6.7% | Germany |
| 1780s | 11.4% | 4.5% | 6.8% | Germany |
| 1790s | 11.9% | 5.0% | 7.0% | Germany |
| 1800s | 12.5% | 5.5% | 7.1% | Germany |
| 1810s | 13.2% | 6.0% | 7.2% | Germany |
| 1820s | 13.4% | 6.5% | 6.9% | Germany |
| 1830s | 13.7% | 7.2% | 6.5% | Germany |
| 1840s | 14.0% | 7.9% | 6.1% | Germany |
| 1850s | 14.3% | 8.6% | 5.7% | Germany |
| 1860s | 14.5% | 9.4% | 5.1% | Germany |
| 1870s | 14.8% | 10.3% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 1880s | 15.1% | 11.3% | 3.8% | Germany |
| 1890s | 15.4% | 12.4% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 1900s | 21.8% | 13.5% | 8.3% | Germany |
| 1910s | 27.3% | 14.8% | 12.4% | Germany |
| 1920s | 34.1% | 16.3% | 17.8% | Germany |
| 1930s | 42.6% | 17.8% | 24.8% | Germany |
| 1940s | 53.2% | 19.5% | 33.7% | Germany |
| 1950s | 68.3% | 23.8% | 44.5% | Germany |
| 1960s | 71.5% | 31.8% | 39.7% | Germany |
| 1970s | 72.5% | 47.3% | 25.2% | Germany |
| 1980s | 72.8% | 64.3% | 8.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 77.5% | 4.3% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 80.4% | 7.1% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 80.4% | 4.8% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 80.4% | 1.9% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Germany or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 80.4% against 79.3% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Germany and Taiwan?
- 1.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Taiwan rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Germany ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 54th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.