Long term urban population region in Taiwan
Taiwan: Long term urban population region was 80.39 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
80.39
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
54th
of 202 countries
All-time high
80.39
in 2013
All-time low
0.001
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Taiwan, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Taiwan is 80.39, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Taiwan peaked at 80.39 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.001, in 1000.
That places Taiwan 54th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.001 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0029 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0088 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0264 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0791 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.2373 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.7118 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 2.14 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 2.41 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 2.64 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 2.89 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 3.16 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 3.46 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 3.79 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 4.15 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 4.55 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 4.98 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 5.46 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 5.98 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 6.54 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 7.17 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 7.85 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 8.6 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 9.42 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 10.31 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 11.3 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 12.37 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 13.55 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 14.84 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 16.25 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 17.8 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 19.5 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 21.35 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 21.77 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 22.24 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 22.77 | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 23.35 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 23.98 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 24.64 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 25.33 | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 26.02 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 26.72 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 27.41 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 28.21 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 29.1 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 29.98 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 30.87 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 31.77 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 32.69 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 34.23 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 36.01 | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 37.84 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 39.73 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 41.46 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 43.1 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 44.76 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 46.42 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 48.03 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 49.76 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 51.51 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 53.23 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 54.96 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 56.72 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 58.38 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 60.05 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 61.71 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 63.33 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 64.87 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 66.78 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 68.73 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 70.56 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 72.27 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 73.85 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 75.05 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 75.9 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 76.68 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 77.44 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 78.22 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 78.8 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.23 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.66 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 80.06 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.39 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.39 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.001 | 0.0029 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0029 | 0.0088 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0088 | 0.0264 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0264 | 0.0791 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0791 | 0.2373 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.2373 | 0.7118 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0029 | 0.0029 | 0.0029 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0088 | 0.0088 | 0.0088 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0264 | 0.0264 | 0.0264 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0791 | 0.0791 | 0.0791 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2373 | 0.2373 | 0.2373 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7118 | 0.7118 | 0.7118 | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.46 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.79 | 3.79 | 3.79 | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.15 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.55 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.98 | 4.98 | 4.98 | 1 |
| 1800s | 5.46 | 5.46 | 5.46 | 1 |
| 1810s | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.98 | 1 |
| 1820s | 6.54 | 6.54 | 6.54 | 1 |
| 1830s | 7.17 | 7.17 | 7.17 | 1 |
| 1840s | 7.85 | 7.85 | 7.85 | 1 |
| 1850s | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 1 |
| 1860s | 9.42 | 9.42 | 9.42 | 1 |
| 1870s | 10.31 | 10.31 | 10.31 | 1 |
| 1880s | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1 |
| 1890s | 12.37 | 12.37 | 12.37 | 1 |
| 1900s | 13.55 | 13.55 | 13.55 | 1 |
| 1910s | 14.84 | 14.84 | 14.84 | 1 |
| 1920s | 16.25 | 16.25 | 16.25 | 1 |
| 1930s | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 1 |
| 1940s | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1 |
| 1950s | 23.82 | 21.35 | 26.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.81 | 27.41 | 37.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.3 | 39.73 | 54.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.34 | 56.72 | 72.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.49 | 73.85 | 80.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.39 | 80.39 | 80.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.39 | 80.39 | 80.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.39 | 80.39 | 80.39 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Taiwan?
- Long term urban population region in Taiwan was 80.39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.39 in 2013.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 in 1000.
- How does Taiwan rank for long term urban population region?
- Taiwan ranks 54th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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