Taiwan exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Taiwan in East Asia, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 139.8K | 0.0M | $160.5B | 3.50% | 0.00% | 7.63% |
| IND | 55.0K | 0.0M | $54.5B | 1.38% | 0.00% | 2.59% |
| RES | 3,804.5K | 23.1M | $1,889.1B | 95.13% | 100.00% | 89.78% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Taiwan.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Taiwan.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Taiwan.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| New Taipei | 485.4K | 4,226.2K | $329.4B | 12.14% | 18.29% | 15.65% |
| Taichung | 474.1K | 2,940.6K | $277.2B | 11.85% | 12.72% | 13.17% |
| Kaohsiung | 447.7K | 2,654.8K | $234.5B | 11.19% | 11.49% | 11.14% |
| Taoyuan | 351.6K | 2,362.1K | $207.7B | 8.79% | 10.22% | 9.87% |
| Taipei | 260.5K | 2,516.7K | $176.1B | 6.51% | 10.89% | 8.37% |
| Tainan | 360.9K | 1,819.0K | $173.0B | 9.02% | 7.87% | 8.22% |
| Hsinchu City | 223.5K | 483.0K | $125.6B | 5.59% | 2.09% | 5.97% |
| Changhua | 242.7K | 1,153.1K | $101.6B | 6.07% | 4.99% | 4.83% |
| Pingtung | 169.3K | 734.7K | $63.2B | 4.23% | 3.18% | 3.01% |
| Hsinchu County | 112.6K | 613.0K | $61.6B | 2.81% | 2.65% | 2.93% |
| Yunlin | 140.1K | 575.1K | $53.1B | 3.50% | 2.49% | 2.53% |
| Miaoli | 121.4K | 507.4K | $50.8B | 3.04% | 2.20% | 2.42% |
| Chiayi City | 98.3K | 245.9K | $45.3B | 2.46% | 1.06% | 2.15% |
| Yilan | 102.5K | 421.3K | $43.7B | 2.56% | 1.82% | 2.08% |
| Nantou | 100.5K | 418.9K | $40.7B | 2.51% | 1.81% | 1.93% |
| Chiayi County | 100.3K | 451.7K | $37.4B | 2.51% | 1.95% | 1.78% |
| Keelung | 59.6K | 357.1K | $30.2B | 1.49% | 1.54% | 1.44% |
| Hualien | 66.0K | 292.3K | $23.5B | 1.65% | 1.26% | 1.12% |
| Taitung | 46.6K | 184.5K | $15.6B | 1.17% | 0.80% | 0.74% |
| Penghu | 18.9K | 78.9K | $6.9B | 0.47% | 0.34% | 0.33% |
| Kinmen | 15.0K | 65.0K | $6.3B | 0.38% | 0.28% | 0.30% |
| Lienchiang | 1.7K | 11.3K | $0.6B | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Taiwan.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/RES | RES | 493,041 | 2,838,623 | $257,870.6M | 12.33% | 12.28% | 12.26% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:2-5/RES | RES | 650,054 | 2,330,220 | $206,692.4M | 16.25% | 10.08% | 9.82% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDH+ERH/H:2-5/RES | RES | 306,776 | 1,908,150 | $184,896.1M | 7.67% | 8.26% | 8.79% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERM/H:2-5/RES | RES | 423,119 | 2,365,842 | $176,143.9M | 10.58% | 10.24% | 8.37% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2-5/RES | RES | 378,999 | 2,288,102 | $160,694.2M | 9.48% | 9.90% | 7.64% | |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDH+ERH/H:6-12/RES | RES | 27,520 | 1,668,171 | $142,121.2M | 0.69% | 7.22% | 6.75% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDH+ERH/H:>12/RES | RES | 11,429 | 1,753,924 | $127,576.9M | 0.29% | 7.59% | 6.06% | |
| CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:6-12/RES | RES | 25,268 | 1,514,542 | $108,078.5M | 0.63% | 6.55% | 5.14% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 411,698 | 991,174 | $92,391.4M | 10.29% | 4.29% | 4.39% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 263,675 | 644,758 | $67,817.9M | 6.59% | 2.79% | 3.22% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 158,497 | 415,984 | $64,388.8M | 3.96% | 1.80% | 3.06% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2-5/RES | RES | 146,590 | 775,451 | $51,475.8M | 3.67% | 3.36% | 2.45% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDN+ERN/H:2-5/RES | RES | 95,924 | 331,142 | $44,911.3M | 2.40% | 1.43% | 2.13% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERM/H:6-12/RES | RES | 12,794 | 780,002 | $42,151.6M | 0.32% | 3.37% | 2.00% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/RES | RES | 92,422 | 497,730 | $38,481.0M | 2.31% | 2.15% | 1.83% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:>12/RES | RES | 4,095 | 613,916 | $38,219.2M | 0.10% | 2.66% | 1.82% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:4 | COM | 7,938 | 0 | $29,412.8M | 0.20% | 0.00% | 1.40% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:6-12/COM:4 | COM | 1,612 | 0 | $26,428.7M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.26% | |
| W | W/LFM/CDN+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 174,966 | 421,235 | $24,644.5M | 4.37% | 1.82% | 1.17% |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND:1 | IND | 16,808 | 0 | $19,001.4M | 0.42% | 0.00% | 0.90% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:2 | COM | 30,040 | 0 | $16,309.6M | 0.75% | 0.00% | 0.78% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2-5/RES | RES | 65,825 | 187,809 | $14,402.6M | 1.65% | 0.81% | 0.68% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND:1 | IND | 11,872 | 0 | $12,517.9M | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.59% |
| HYB | HYB(S;CR)/LDUAL/CDM+ERH/H:>12/RES | RES | 1,049 | 168,885 | $10,567.8M | 0.03% | 0.73% | 0.50% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:2 | COM | 19,140 | 0 | $10,386.1M | 0.48% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:2 | COM | 5,322 | 0 | $8,661.3M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.41% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND:2 | IND | 13,838 | 0 | $7,896.9M | 0.35% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:1 | COM | 4,249 | 0 | $7,815.8M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.37% | |
| S | S/LFBR/CDM+ERH/H:>12/RES | RES | 825 | 125,430 | $7,739.6M | 0.02% | 0.54% | 0.37% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERM/H:>12/RES | RES | 999 | 146,307 | $7,282.8M | 0.02% | 0.63% | 0.35% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDH+ERH/H:2-5/RES | RES | 16,371 | 96,006 | $6,822.3M | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.32% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:>12/COM:4 | COM | 302 | 0 | $6,550.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:2 | COM | 12,007 | 0 | $6,521.4M | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:5 | COM | 4,149 | 0 | $6,032.1M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.29% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/IND:2 | IND | 3,509 | 0 | $5,919.6M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.28% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:2 | COM | 3,388 | 0 | $5,502.9M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 12,395 | 0 | $5,428.7M | 0.31% | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 10,954 | 0 | $5,055.7M | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.24% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:6-12/RES | RES | 1,537 | 100,212 | $5,044.0M | 0.04% | 0.43% | 0.24% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:1 | COM | 2,955 | 0 | $4,377.4M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| W | W/LFM/CDN+ERL/H:2-5/RES | RES | 28,241 | 80,522 | $3,883.1M | 0.71% | 0.35% | 0.18% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:4 | COM | 2,470 | 0 | $3,619.8M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:2 | COM | 2,127 | 0 | $3,452.0M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.16% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:3C | COM | 1,908 | 0 | $3,075.7M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| CR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:6-12/COM:3C | COM | 265 | 0 | $2,844.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.14% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND:2 | IND | 4,396 | 0 | $2,665.2M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/IND:2 | IND | 1,179 | 0 | $1,995.6M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 6,649 | 0 | $1,970.1M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| MR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 6,649 | 0 | $1,970.1M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/IND:5 | IND | 805 | 0 | $1,788.6M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND:5 | IND | 1,702 | 0 | $1,567.4M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| S | SRC/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:>12/COM:4 | COM | 130 | 0 | $1,471.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| S/LFBR/CDM+ERH/H:2-5/RES | RES | 2,711 | 20,903 | $1,295.2M | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.06% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 5,156 | 12,707 | $1,218.5M | 0.13% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2-5/COM:1 | COM | 860 | 0 | $1,180.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/COM:1 | COM | 764 | 0 | $1,091.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| S | S/LFBR/CDM+ERH/H:6-12/RES | RES | 263 | 16,429 | $900.1M | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 2,575 | 0 | $707.8M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 2,581 | 7,453 | $622.1M | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2-5/IND:5 | IND | 313 | 0 | $601.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND:5 | IND | 619 | 0 | $525.6M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM:3C | COM | 950 | 0 | $408.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 1,325 | 3,843 | $385.9M | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:>12/COM:3C | COM | 9 | 0 | $193.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| HYB | HYB(S;CR)/LDUAL/CDM+ERH/H:6-12/RES | RES | 46 | 2,689 | $171.3M | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| HYB(S;CR)/LDUAL/CDM+ERH/H:2-5/RES | RES | 384 | 2,758 | $164.0M | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |
| HYB(S;CR)/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:>12/RES | RES | 4 | 577 | $23.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 97 | 256 | $16.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:6-12/COM:3C | COM | 1 | 0 | $12.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| S | S/LFBR/CDL+ERM/H:>12/RES | RES | 2 | 216 | $11.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:6-12/COM:4 | COM | 3 | 0 | $11.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 79 | 180 | $10.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDH+ERH/H:1/RES | RES | 43 | 126 | $9.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:2-5/RES | RES | 24 | 123 | $8.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>12/RES | RES | 1 | 110 | $5.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDH+ERH/H:1/RES | RES | 24 | 85 | $3.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |