Skip to content
World Measure
The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
City profile · Taiwan · Asia

New Taipei City

Taipei · Taiwan
City population
4,004,367
#2
in Taiwan
#81
worldwide
TaipeiNew Taipei City
25.062, 121.457 · 7 km from Taipei
City population
4,004,367
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Taiwan
#2
of 52 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#81
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Taiwan
16.7%
of the national population

About New Taipei City

Ranked 81st globally, New Taipei City holds a population of 4,004,367. The city accounts for 16.7% of Taiwan's national population and sits 7 km from Taipei, the capital. Taoyuan lies 18 km away with 475,798 residents, and Keelung is 30 km distant with 362,487.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Taiwan
#2of 52
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Taiwan
Region
Taipei
Distance to capital
7 km
to Taipei
Elevation
4 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Taipei
Coordinates
25.062, 121.457
Record updated
2025-02-24
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 52 in Taiwan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

7KMTaipei7.87M people18KMTaoyuan476K people30KMKeelung362K people45KMYilan94K people52KMZhubei213K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. New Taipei City4M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
New Taipei City compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
New Taipei City4M

New Taipei City Population FAQ

What is the population of New Taipei City?

New Taipei City has a city population of 4,004,367. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is New Taipei City?

New Taipei City is in Taipei, Taiwan, 7 km from the capital, Taipei. Its coordinates are 25.062, 121.457.

How big is New Taipei City compared with other cities in Taiwan?

It is the 2nd largest of the 52 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Taiwan, holding 16.7% of the national population.

Explore

TaiwanAll 52 citiesCountry profileTaiwan population & indicators