Population:
23,603,049
(July 2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
56
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Nationality:
noun:
Taiwan (singular and plural)
adjective:
Taiwan (or Taiwanese)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
Ethnic groups:
Han Chinese (including Hoklo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China) more than 95%, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples 2.3%
note 1: there are 16 officially recognized indigenous groups: Amis, Atayal, Bunun, Hla'alua, Kanakaravu, Kavalan, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiyat, Sakizaya, Seediq, Thao, Truku, Tsou, and Yami; Amis, Paiwan, and Atayal are the largest and account for roughly 70% of the indigenous population
note 2: although not definitive, the majority of current genetic, archeological, and linguistic data support the theory that Taiwan is the ultimate source for the spread of humans across the Pacific to Polynesia; the expansion (ca. 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1200) took place via the Philippines and eastern Indonesia and reached Fiji and Tonga by about 900 B.C.; from there voyagers spread across all of the rest of the Pacific islands over the next two millennia
Languages:
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min Nan), Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages
Religions:
Buddhist 35.3%, Taoist 33.2%, Christian 3.9%, folk (includes Confucian) approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2%
(2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 12.42%
(male 1,504,704/female 1,426,494)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 11.62%
(male 1,403,117/female 1,339,535)
[see also: Age structure - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 45.51%
(male 5,351,951/female 5,389,112)
[see also: Age structure - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 14.73%
(male 1,698,555/female 1,778,529)
[see also: Age structure - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 15.72%
(male 1,681,476/female 2,029,576)
(2020 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Taiwan. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 35.2
(2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 18.6
(2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 16.6
(2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 6
(2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]
Median age:
total: 42.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 41.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 43.1 years
(2020 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
36
Population growth rate:
0.11%
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
187
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
8 births/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
223
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
97
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
64
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Population distribution:
distribution exhibits a peripheral coastal settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts
Urbanization:
urban population: 78.6% of total population
(2019)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
Major urban areas - population:
4.361 million New Taipei City, 2.713 million TAIPEI (capital), 2.218 million Taoyuan, 1.534 million Kaohsiung, 1.302 million Taichung, 843,000 Tainan
(2019)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 97.3 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
(2020 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
188
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.6 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 77.5 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 83.9 years
(2020 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
43
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]
Total fertility rate:
1.14 children born/woman
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
226
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.5%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 99.7%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 97.3%
(2014)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Taiwan on this page is re-published from the 2020 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Taiwan People 2020 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Taiwan People 2020 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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