Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Taiwan
Taiwan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate was -0.4176 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.4176 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
210th
of 234 countries
All-time high
8.32 % change on previous year
in 1974
All-time low
-0.9631 % change on previous year
in 2022
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Taiwan, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Taiwan stood at -0.4176 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 237.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Taiwan peaked at 8.32 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -0.9631 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Taiwan 210th out of 234 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 4.56 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 4.48 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 4.64 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 5.33 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1959 | 5.92 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 1960 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1961 | 5.3 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1968 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +64.8% |
| 1974 | 8.32 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 1975 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1976 | 5.09 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 6.2 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 1978 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1979 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1981 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1988 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9826 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1990 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +100.7% |
| 1992 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4046 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4964 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 1.22 % change on previous year | +146.8% |
| 1996 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4322 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6882 % change on previous year | +59.3% |
| 1999 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +141.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7656 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 0.409 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2199 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2004 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +460.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5236 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8746 % change on previous year | +67.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8747 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1228 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3831 % change on previous year | +212.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9161 % change on previous year | +139.1% |
| 2012 | 0.184 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 2013 | -0.1704 % change on previous year | -192.6% |
| 2014 | -0.1099 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3032 % change on previous year | -376.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2001 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0058 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 2018 | -0.297 % change on previous year | +4982.1% |
| 2019 | -0.1316 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2705 % change on previous year | -305.5% |
| 2021 | -0.7263 % change on previous year | -368.5% |
| 2022 | -0.9631 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 2023 | -0.4373 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 2024 | -0.4348 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2025 | -0.4176 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -4982.1% | -0.0058 % change on previous year | -0.297 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +460.5% | 0.2199 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +376.0% | -0.1099 % change on previous year | 0.3032 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -368.5% | 0.2705 % change on previous year | -0.7263 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +305.5% | -0.1316 % change on previous year | 0.2705 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +212.0% | 0.1228 % change on previous year | 0.3831 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.79 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year | 5.92 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 4.02 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 5.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 8.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5 % change on previous year | 0.9826 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.4046 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7232 % change on previous year | 0.1228 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1272 % change on previous year | -0.297 % change on previous year | 0.9161 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4514 % change on previous year | -0.9631 % change on previous year | 0.2705 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 207 Tonga -0.3903 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Japan -0.4058 % change on previous year compare
- 209 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.4131 % change on previous year compare
- 211 Germany -0.4223 % change on previous year compare
- 212 Tuvalu -0.498 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Armenia -0.5447 % change on previous year compare
More population data for Taiwan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5325 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.2 (2100)
- Population density 282.89 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 301,946 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.2 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0182 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Taiwan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Taiwan was -0.4176 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9631 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Taiwan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Taiwan ranks 210th out of 234 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 237.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.