Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Taiwan
Taiwan: Urban area long term, annual growth rate was 0.2922 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2922 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
188th
of 202 countries
All-time high
10.2 % change on previous year
in 1982
All-time low
0.2922 % change on previous year
in 2025
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Taiwan, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, annual growth rate in Taiwan stood at 0.2922 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, annual growth rate in Taiwan peaked at 10.2 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2922 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Taiwan 188th out of 202 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.
Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 3.06 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 3.33 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1954 | 3.61 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1955 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 4.41 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 4.51 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 4.99 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1962 | 5.33 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 5.34 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.41 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 5.48 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 5.58 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 7.52 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 1968 | 8.08 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 7.89 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1972 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.35 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 10.2 % change on previous year | +157.3% |
| 1983 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1984 | 4 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 3.5 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9646 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9639 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9612 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9585 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9543 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5952 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5908 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5849 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5777 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5706 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5584 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5571 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5433 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5334 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5223 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3429 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3312 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3182 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3054 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2922 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area long term, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +157.3% | 3.96 % change on previous year | 10.2 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -56.6% | 10.2 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -37.6% | 0.9543 % change on previous year | 0.5952 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | +34.9% | 5.58 % change on previous year | 7.52 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -34.4% | 0.5223 % change on previous year | 0.3429 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -33.4% | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | 4.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 6.01 % change on previous year | 4.51 % change on previous year | 8.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.58 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 7.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.45 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 10.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 % change on previous year | 0.9585 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6066 % change on previous year | 0.5334 % change on previous year | 0.9543 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.352 % change on previous year | 0.2922 % change on previous year | 0.5223 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 185 Moldova 0.3338 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Malta 0.3306 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Belarus 0.3186 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Lithuania 0.2571 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Estonia 0.2565 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Falkland Islands 0.2518 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,323 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 400.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 306.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, annual growth rate in Taiwan?
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Taiwan was 0.2922 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, annual growth rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, annual growth rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2922 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Taiwan rank for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Taiwan ranks 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, annual growth rate rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. 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 Urban area long term, 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 Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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 Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.