Although the official population of Taipei City may only be 2.6 million, suburban commuters make it 4 million during the daytime. The city has to provide facilities and infrastructure to support this additional population.
台北人口雖然只有二百六十萬，但白天從外縣市湧入的人口估計有四百多萬，所有的公共設施如交通、水電、環境清潔等都要做到最好，這些也都是沈重的負擔。