Counties
The population of the counties of Taiwan according to official population estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A-L (hect) | Population Estimate (E) 1981-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 1991-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2001-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2011-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | TWN | Rep | 臺灣 | Taibei | 3,619,281 | 18,193,955 | 20,605,831 | 22,405,568 | 23,224,912 | 23,561,236 | |||
| Gaoxiong Shi (Kaohsiung Shih, Gaosyong Shi) [Kaohsiung] | GXS | MCnty | 高雄市 | Gaoxiong | 294,762 | 2,245,517 | 2,528,578 | 2,731,415 | 2,774,470 | 2,765,932 | 294762 | → | |
| Hualian (Hualien) | HUA | Cnty | 花蓮縣 | Hualian | 462,857 | 357,530 | 353,490 | 353,139 | 336,838 | 324,372 | 462857 | → | |
| Jiayi (Chiai) [Chiayi] | JYX | Cnty | 嘉義縣 | Jiayi | 190,364 | 574,451 | 554,746 | 563,365 | 537,942 | 499,481 | 190364 | → | |
| Jiayi Shi (Chiai Shih) [Chiayi] | JYS | MCnty | 嘉義市 | Jiayi | 6,003 | 251,840 | 258,468 | 267,993 | 271,526 | 266,005 | 6003 | → | |
| Jilong Shi (Chilung Shih) [Keelong] | JLS | MCnty | 基隆市 | Jilong | 13,276 | 347,828 | 355,894 | 390,966 | 379,927 | 367,577 | 13276 | → | |
| Jinmen (Kinmen, Chinmen) [Quemoy] | JNM | Cnty | 金門縣 | Jincheng | 15,166 | 50,248 | 43,442 | 56,958 | 103,883 | 140,597 | 15166 | → | |
| Lianjiang (Lienchiang) [Matsu] | LJG | Cnty | 連江縣 | 2,880 | 8,199 | 5,547 | 8,851 | 10,106 | 13,279 | 2880 | → | ||
| Miaoli | MLI | Cnty | 苗栗縣 | Miaoli | 182,031 | 545,608 | 551,016 | 560,640 | 562,010 | 542,590 | 182031 | → | |
| Nantou | NTO | Cnty | 南投縣 | Nantou | 410,644 | 527,538 | 539,211 | 541,818 | 522,807 | 490,832 | 410644 | → | |
| Penghu [Pescadores] | PGH | Cnty | 澎湖縣 | Magong | 12,686 | 105,674 | 95,446 | 92,268 | 97,157 | 105,952 | 12686 | → | |
| Pingdong (Pingtung) | PDG | Cnty | 屏東縣 | Pingdong | 277,560 | 892,107 | 897,176 | 909,364 | 864,529 | 812,658 | 277560 | → | |
| Taibei Shi (Taipei Shih) [Taipei] | TBS | MCnty | 臺北市 | Taibei | 27,180 | 2,270,983 | 2,717,992 | 2,633,802 | 2,650,968 | 2,602,418 | 27180 | → | |
| Taidong (Taitung) | TDG | Cnty | 臺東縣 | Taidong | 351,525 | 281,100 | 255,887 | 244,612 | 228,290 | 215,261 | 351525 | → | |
| Tainan Shi (Tainan Shih) | TNS | MCnty | 臺南市 | Tainan | 219,165 | 1,564,360 | 1,725,402 | 1,848,243 | 1,876,960 | 1,874,917 | 219165 | → | |
| Taizhong Shi (Taichung Shih, Taijhong Shi) | TZS | MCnty | 臺中市 | Taizhong | 221,490 | 1,651,296 | 2,061,036 | 2,485,968 | 2,664,394 | 2,820,787 | 221490 | → | |
| Taoyuan Shi | TYN | MCnty | 桃園市 | Taoyuan | 122,095 | 1,093,621 | 1,385,165 | 1,762,963 | 2,013,305 | 2,268,807 | 122095 | → | |
| Xinbei Shi (Hsinpei Shih, Sinbei Shi) [New Taipei City] | XBS | City | 新北市 | Xinbei | 205,257 | 2,354,858 | 3,107,278 | 3,610,252 | 3,916,451 | 4,030,954 | 205257 | → | |
| Xinzhu (Hsinchu, Sinjhu) | XZX | Cnty | 新竹縣 | Xinzhu | 142,754 | 363,408 | 379,443 | 446,300 | 517,641 | 570,775 | 142754 | → | |
| Xinzhu Shi (Hsinchu Shih, Sinjhu Shi) | XZS | MCnty | 新竹市 | Xinzhu | 10,415 | 284,737 | 328,911 | 373,296 | 420,052 | 451,412 | 10415 | → | |
| Yilan (Ilan) | YLN | Cnty | 宜蘭縣 | Yilan | 214,363 | 445,472 | 453,765 | 465,799 | 459,061 | 453,087 | 214363 | → | |
| Yunlin | YNL | Cnty | 雲林縣 | Douliu | 129,083 | 796,968 | 753,710 | 743,562 | 713,556 | 676,873 | 129083 | → | |
| Zhanghua (Changhua, Jhanghua) | ZGH | Cnty | 彰化縣 | Zhanghua | 107,440 | 1,180,612 | 1,254,228 | 1,313,994 | 1,303,039 | 1,266,670 | 107440 | → |
- Ministry of Interior, Republic of China (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2020-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xinbei | XBS | 4,030,954 |
| 2 | Taizhong | TZS | 2,820,787 |
| 3 | Gaoxiong | GXS | 2,765,932 |
| 4 | Taibei | TBS | 2,602,418 |
| 5 | Taoyuan | TYN | 2,268,807 |
| 6 | Tainan | TNS | 1,874,917 |
| 7 | Xinzhu | XZS | 451,412 |
| 8 | Jilong | JLS | 367,577 |
| 9 | Jiayi | JYS | 266,005 |
| 10 | Zhanghua | ZGH | 231,317 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Townships
The population of all cities and urban townships in Taiwan according to official population estimates.
| Name | Status | Native | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 1981-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 1991-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2001-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2011-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-12-31 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beidou (Peidou) | Tshp | 北斗鎮 | ZGH | 29,156 | 31,868 | 33,869 | 33,379 | 33,358 | 1925 | → | |
| Beigang (Peikang) | Tshp | 北港鎮 | YNL | 54,230 | 49,710 | 46,434 | 42,483 | 39,089 | 4150 | → | |
| Budai (Putai) | Tshp | 布袋鎮 | JYX | 41,892 | 36,645 | 33,414 | 29,664 | 25,990 | 6173 | → | |
| Caotun (Tsaotun) | Tshp | 草屯鎮 | NTO | 82,471 | 91,263 | 98,180 | 99,249 | 97,489 | 10403 | → | |
| Chaozhou (Chaochou, Chaojhou) | Tshp | 潮州鎮 | PDG | 53,122 | 55,184 | 57,835 | 55,312 | 53,842 | 4243 | → | |
| Chenggong | Tshp | 成功鎮 | TDG | 24,070 | 20,643 | 18,469 | 15,542 | 13,505 | 14399 | → | |
| Dalin (Talin) | Tshp | 大林鎮 | JYX | 39,861 | 36,382 | 36,144 | 33,207 | 30,381 | 6417 | → | |
| Donggang (Tungkang) | Tshp | 東港鎮 | PDG | 44,836 | 46,892 | 49,271 | 49,568 | 46,731 | 2946 | → | |
| Douliu (Touliu, Douliou) | City | 斗六市 | YNL | 83,207 | 91,030 | 101,690 | 107,143 | 108,677 | 9372 | → | |
| Dounan (Tounan) | Tshp | 斗南鎮 | YNL | 44,951 | 46,382 | 48,377 | 46,815 | 44,154 | 4815 | → | |
| Erlin (Erhlin) | Tshp | 二林鎮 | ZGH | 59,656 | 57,452 | 56,884 | 53,552 | 49,687 | 9285 | → | |
| Fenglin (Fonglin) | Tshp | 鳳林鎮 | HUA | 19,636 | 15,993 | 13,831 | 11,712 | 10,821 | 12052 | → | |
| Gaoxiong (Kaohsiung, Gaosyong) [Kaohsiung] | City | 高雄市 | GXS | 2,245,517 | 2,528,578 | 2,731,415 | 2,774,470 | 2,765,932 | 294761 | → | |
| Guanshan | Tshp | 關山鎮 | TDG | 13,636 | 11,947 | 10,962 | 9,559 | 8,420 | 5874 | → | |
| Guanxi (Kuanhsi, Guansi) | Tshp | 關西鎮 | XZX | 37,296 | 33,227 | 32,704 | 31,553 | 27,775 | 12552 | → | |
| Hemei | Tshp | 和美鎮 | ZGH | 66,627 | 77,296 | 87,176 | 90,173 | 90,095 | 3993 | → | |
| Hengchun | Tshp | 恆春鎮 | PDG | 36,517 | 31,936 | 31,452 | 30,867 | 30,414 | 13676 | → | |
| Houlong (Houlung) | Tshp | 後龍鎮 | MLI | 46,486 | 44,023 | 42,284 | 38,986 | 35,221 | 7581 | → | |
| Hualian (Hualien) | City | 花蓮市 | HUA | 103,625 | 107,504 | 108,103 | 108,755 | 102,539 | 2941 | → | |
| Huwei | Tshp | 虎尾鎮 | YNL | 66,768 | 67,308 | 67,619 | 70,080 | 70,899 | 6874 | → | |
| Jiayi (Chiai) [Chiayi] | City | 嘉義市 | JYS | 251,840 | 258,468 | 267,993 | 271,526 | 266,005 | 6003 | → | |
| Jiji | Tshp | 集集鎮 | NTO | 14,649 | 12,678 | 12,302 | 11,737 | 10,461 | 4973 | → | |
| Jilong (Chilung) [Keelung] | City | 基隆市 | JLS | 347,828 | 355,894 | 390,966 | 379,927 | 367,577 | 13276 | → | |
| Jincheng (Chincheng) | Tshp | 金城鎮 | JNM | 16,564 | 14,878 | 19,327 | 34,245 | 43,000 | 2171 | → | |
| Jinhu (Chinhu) | Tshp | 金湖鎮 | JNM | 8,780 | 7,026 | 12,496 | 22,738 | 30,400 | 4170 | → | |
| Jinsha | Tshp | 金沙鎮 | JNM | 10,535 | 10,096 | 9,531 | 16,301 | 20,732 | 4119 | → | |
| Lugang (Lukang) | Tshp | 鹿港鎮 | ZGH | 73,459 | 79,087 | 83,962 | 85,476 | 86,550 | 3946 | → | |
| Luodong (Lotung) | Tshp | 羅東鎮 | YLN | 58,086 | 65,456 | 70,258 | 72,860 | 71,484 | 1134 | → | |
| Magong (Makung) | City | 馬公市 | PGH | 55,567 | 53,531 | 53,132 | 57,468 | 63,206 | 3399 | → | |
| Miaoli | City | 苗栗市 | MLI | 82,114 | 88,907 | 91,059 | 90,900 | 87,671 | 3789 | → | |
| Nantou | City | 南投市 | NTO | 85,273 | 98,634 | 104,563 | 103,687 | 99,081 | 7160 | → | |
| Pingdong (Pingtung) | City | 屏東市 | PDG | 189,347 | 212,335 | 215,245 | 209,416 | 197,647 | 6507 | → | |
| Puli | Tshp | 埔里鎮 | NTO | 82,064 | 86,313 | 87,519 | 84,596 | 79,191 | 16222 | → | |
| Puzi (Putzu, Puzih) | City | 朴子市 | JYX | 46,855 | 45,046 | 44,296 | 43,895 | 41,669 | 4957 | → | |
| Su'ao | Tshp | 蘇澳鎮 | YLN | 55,599 | 51,376 | 46,469 | 42,417 | 38,864 | 8902 | → | |
| Taibao (Taipao) | City | 太保市 | JYX | 27,151 | 27,651 | 33,302 | 36,673 | 38,536 | 6690 | → | |
| Taibei (Taipei) [Taipei] | City | 臺北市 | TBS | 2,270,983 | 2,717,992 | 2,633,802 | 2,650,968 | 2,602,418 | 27180 | → | |
| Taidong (Taitung) | City | 臺東市 | TDG | 110,721 | 108,086 | 110,894 | 108,310 | 104,803 | 10977 | → | |
| Tainan | City | 臺南市 | TNS | 1,564,360 | 1,725,402 | 1,848,243 | 1,876,960 | 1,874,917 | 219165 | → | |
| Taizhong (Taichung, Taijhong) [Taichung] | City | 臺中市 | TZS | 1,651,296 | 2,061,036 | 2,485,968 | 2,664,394 | 2,820,787 | 221490 | → | |
| Taoyuan | City | 桃園市 | TYN | 1,093,621 | 1,385,165 | 1,762,963 | 2,013,305 | 2,268,807 | 122095 | → | |
| Tianzhong (Tienchung, Tianjhong) | Tshp | 田中鎮 | ZGH | 45,855 | 45,916 | 46,574 | 43,652 | 40,717 | 3461 | → | |
| Tongxiao (Tunghsiao, Tongsiao) | Tshp | 通霄鎮 | MLI | 44,692 | 43,533 | 41,249 | 37,614 | 33,061 | 10785 | → | |
| Toucheng | Tshp | 頭城鎮 | YLN | 35,058 | 34,669 | 33,113 | 30,556 | 28,819 | 10089 | → | |
| Toufen | City | 頭份市 | MLI | 68,195 | 79,629 | 89,384 | 98,377 | 104,441 | 5332 | → | |
| Tuku | Tshp | 土庫鎮 | YNL | 35,746 | 32,583 | 32,107 | 30,247 | 28,305 | 4902 | → | |
| Xihu (Hsihu, Sihu) | Tshp | 溪湖鎮 | ZGH | 46,949 | 52,168 | 55,875 | 55,918 | 54,814 | 3206 | → | |
| Xiluo (Hsilo, Siluo) | Tshp | 西螺鎮 | YNL | 51,404 | 50,566 | 50,239 | 48,125 | 45,463 | 4980 | → | |
| Xinbei (Hsinpei, Sinbei) [New Taipei City] | City | 新北市 | XBS | 2,354,858 | 3,107,278 | 3,610,252 | 3,916,451 | 4,030,954 | 205257 | → | |
| Xinpu (Hsinpu, Sinpu) | Tshp | 新埔鎮 | XZX | 35,508 | 36,261 | 36,677 | 35,240 | 33,027 | 7219 | → | |
| Xinzhu (Hsinchu, Sinjhu) | City | 新竹市 | XZS | 284,737 | 328,911 | 373,296 | 420,052 | 451,412 | 10415 | → | |
| Yilan (Ilan) | City | 宜蘭市 | YLN | 82,644 | 88,710 | 92,097 | 95,521 | 95,395 | 2941 | → | |
| Yuanli (Yuenli) | Tshp | 苑裡鎮 | MLI | 49,470 | 48,598 | 49,437 | 48,506 | 44,562 | 6825 | → | |
| Yuanlin (Yuenlin) | City | 員林市 | ZGH | 104,436 | 122,635 | 126,800 | 125,144 | 124,263 | 4004 | → | |
| Yuli | Tshp | 玉里鎮 | HUA | 41,592 | 36,789 | 31,822 | 26,452 | 23,381 | 25237 | → | |
| Zhanghua (Changhua, Jhanghua) | City | 彰化市 | ZGH | 185,816 | 217,328 | 231,129 | 236,646 | 231,317 | 6569 | → | |
| Zhubei (Chupei, Jhubei) | City | 竹北市 | XZX | 57,119 | 67,178 | 92,814 | 146,826 | 200,782 | 4683 | → | |
| Zhudong (Chutung, Jhudong) | Tshp | 竹東鎮 | XZX | 70,630 | 76,632 | 89,347 | 96,421 | 97,100 | 5351 | → | |
| Zhunan (Chunan, Jhunan) | Tshp | 竹南鎮 | MLI | 55,610 | 62,792 | 70,541 | 79,656 | 87,190 | 3756 | → | |
| Zhuolan (Jhuolan) | Tshp | 卓蘭鎮 | MLI | 20,583 | 20,658 | 19,589 | 18,417 | 16,196 | 7632 | → | |
| Zhushan (Chushan, Jhushan) | Tshp | 竹山鎮 | NTO | 62,881 | 62,622 | 61,068 | 57,988 | 53,464 | 24733 | → |
- Ministry of Interior, Republic of China (web).