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    Taiwan People - 2003
    https://theodora.com/wfb2003/taiwan/taiwan_people.html
    SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population: 22,603,001 (July 2003 est.)


      Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.1% (male 2,366,560; female 2,175,886)
      15-64 years: 70.6% (male 8,095,741; female 7,871,954)
      65 years and over: 9.3% (male 1,074,112; female 1,018,747) (2003 est.)


      Median age: total: 33.2 years
      male: 32.9 years
      female: 33.6 years (2002)


      Population growth rate: 0.65% (2003 est.)


      Birth rate: 12.74 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)


      Death rate: 6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)


      Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)


      Sex ratio: at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2003 est.)


      Infant mortality rate: total: 6.65 deaths/1,000 live births
      female: 5.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
      male: 7.34 deaths/1,000 live births


      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.87 years
      male: 74.12 years
      female: 79.88 years (2003 est.)


      Total fertility rate: 1.57 children born/woman (2003 est.)


      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA


      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA


      HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA


      Nationality: noun: Chinese (singular and plural)
      adjective: Chinese


      Ethnic groups: Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, aborigine 2%


      Religions: mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%


      Languages: Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects


      Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      total population: 86%
      male: 93%
      female: 79% (1980)
      note: literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998)

      NOTE: The information regarding Taiwan on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Taiwan People 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.

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