Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 62.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Taiwan, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 62.6% for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Taiwan peaked at 62.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1950.
Taiwan ranks 7th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 1960s | 27.1% | 18.1% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.2% | 37.5% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 43.9% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 51.7% | 58.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 59.1% | 59.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 60.7% | 61.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Taiwan?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Taiwan was 62.6% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1950.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Taiwan ranks 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of the 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.