Taiwan: cities by population
Taiwan has a population of 23,451,837, with Taipei as its capital. The 50 largest of its 85 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
The UN's World Population Prospects does not list Taiwan separately — it is reported under a parent state, or is not a UN member — so the total above comes from GeoNames and carries no stated vintage. Treat it as approximate.
Largest cities in Taiwan
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | Taiwan | 7,871,900 |
| 2 | New Taipei City | Taipei | 4,004,367 |
| 3 | Taichung | Taiwan | 2,850,285 |
| 4 | Kaohsiung | Takao | 2,737,660 |
| 5 | Tainan | Taiwan | 1,856,642 |
| 6 | Taoyuan | Taiwan | 475,798 |
| 7 | Hsinchu | Taiwan | 453,536 |
| 8 | Keelung | Taiwan | 362,487 |
| 9 | Chiayi City | Taiwan | 263,188 |
| 10 | Chang-hua | Taiwan | 226,564 |
| 11 | Changhua | Taiwan | 226,564 |
| 12 | Zhubei | Taiwan | 212,695 |
| 13 | Bade | Taiwan | 209,148 |
| 14 | Xizhi | Taipei | 204,619 |
| 15 | Danshui | Taipei | 189,271 |
| 16 | Shulin | Taipei | 180,044 |
| 17 | Yuanlin | Taiwan | 124,725 |
| 18 | Sanxia | Taipei | 115,185 |
| 19 | Neili | Taiwan | 112,845 |
| 20 | Douliu | Taiwan | 107,924 |
| 21 | Toufen | Taiwan | 106,310 |
| 22 | Nantou | Taiwan | 105,682 |
| 23 | Taitung | Taiwan | 103,260 |
| 24 | Hualien City | Taiwan | 99,458 |
| 25 | Caotun | Taiwan | 96,838 |
| 26 | Zhudong | Taiwan | 96,518 |
| 27 | Daxi | Taiwan | 94,222 |
| 28 | Yilan | Taiwan | 94,188 |
| 29 | Puli | Taiwan | 86,406 |
| 30 | Miaoli | Taiwan | 86,327 |
| 31 | Xinying | Taiwan | 74,972 |
| 32 | Wufeng | Taiwan | 65,567 |
| 33 | Magong | Taiwan | 63,745 |
| 34 | Xihu | Taiwan | 54,033 |
| 35 | Chaozhou | Taiwan | 53,338 |
| 36 | Donggang | Taiwan | 47,746 |
| 37 | Zhushan | Taiwan | 44,083 |
| 38 | Erlin | Taiwan | 43,652 |
| 39 | Buzi | Taiwan | 40,467 |
| 40 | Taibao | Taiwan | 38,696 |
| 41 | Jincheng | Fukien | 37,507 |
| 42 | Xiluo | Taiwan | 37,181 |
| 43 | Shetou | Taiwan | 36,565 |
| 44 | Yongjing | Taiwan | 35,365 |
| 45 | Tianzhong | Taiwan | 34,903 |
Twenty years earlier: Taiwan in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 22,794,795.
Common questions
What is the population of Taiwan?
Taiwan has a population of 23,451,837, a GeoNames figure with no stated vintage, so treat it as approximate.
What is the capital of Taiwan?
Taipei.