Taipei

Taipei, Taiwan, scores 64 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #105 of 309 destinations. 24 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 83% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 64
• OECD: 60
• UN Tourism: 65
• UNDRR: 51

Strongest

• Unemployment rate: 3.4 % of the labour force (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Executive Yuan, Manpower Survey, Jan–Jun 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.5 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Taipei City Government Department of Civil Affairs, 2025–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), Taiwan, '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Recovery against 2019: 66.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), Taiwan, '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 195.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Taiwan Tourism Administration, MOTC, 2024). Grade 1/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 60

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 29.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government / Tourism Administration MOTC via City Insight, Jan–Sep 2025). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 17.3 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Republic of China (Taiwan), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 66.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), Taiwan, '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), Taiwan, '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70 % average annual occupancy (Taipei City Government Department of Information and Tourism, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 83

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 3.4 % of the labour force (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Executive Yuan, Manpower Survey, Jan–Jun 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 80,091 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (The Growth Lab at Harvard University / IMF WEO, 2024). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 68.6 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (Taipei City Department of Labor & DGBAS, Taipei City Gender Statistics Indicators (Table: Employed Persons by Industry), 2024). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 25

• Extreme heat days: 17.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 195.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: not measured yet

Water and environment: 63

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 90.1 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (National Land Management Agency, Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan), The Table of the Statistics of the Sewage Treatment Rate, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 423.8 kg per resident per year (National Audit Office & Ministry of Environment (Taiwan), Audit Report on Local Government Accounts, 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: 18 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute / Taipei Times, Satellite survey shows New Taipei City and Taipei have least urban greenery, 2021). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 92

• Tourism intensity: 6.3 visitor nights per resident per year (Department of Information and Tourism & Department of Civil Affairs, Taipei City Government, 2025). Between 5 and 10: grade 3/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Executive Yuan, via Focus Taiwan / CNA, December 2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0.5 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Taipei City Government Department of Civil Affairs, 2025–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 60

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Taipei Travel / Tourism Administration MOTC, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Taipei City Government / Google Play, 2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Taiwan Tourism Administration, MOTC, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: not measured yet
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Taipei Times / Taiwan Tourism Administration, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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