Germany vs Taiwan: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Germany
10.87 million people
in 2020
Taiwan
14.82 million people
in 2020
Germany rank
27th
Taiwan rank
25th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Germany
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 14.82 million people against 10.87 million people in Germany, a difference of 3.95 million people.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.10 million people | 1.36 million people | 6.74 million people | Germany |
| 1960s | 8.70 million people | 3.36 million people | 5.34 million people | Germany |
| 1970s | 8.98 million people | 6.12 million people | 2.87 million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 8.61 million people | 9.18 million people | 563,230 people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 9.05 million people | 11.57 million people | 2.52 million people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 8.94 million people | 13.42 million people | 4.48 million people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 9.60 million people | 14.27 million people | 4.67 million people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 10.87 million people | 14.82 million people | 3.95 million people | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Germany or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 14.82 million people against 10.87 million people in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Germany and Taiwan?
- 3.95 million people, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Taiwan rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Germany ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.