What is the population of Taipei?
Taipei has a city population of 7,871,900. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Taipei
Taiwan's largest city and national capital, this metropolis of 7.87 million represents nearly one-third of the country's population. New Taipei City lies 7 km away with 4 million residents, while three other cities of 95,000–476,000 people sit within 57 km, creating a dense cluster of urban centres across the region.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 48
Capital
National capital
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Taipei
Coordinates
25.053, 121.526
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 TaiwanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Taipei | 7.87M |
Taipei Population FAQ
Where is Taipei?
Taipei is in Taiwan, Taiwan. Its coordinates are 25.053, 121.526.
How big is Taipei compared with other cities in Taiwan?
It is the 1st largest of the 52 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Taiwan, holding 32.9% of the national population.