Taiwan Demographics Profile 2008

Population

22,920,946 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 17.3% (male 2,057,458/female 1,900,449)
15-64 years: 72.3% (male 8,362,038/female 8,204,834)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male 1,167,476/female 1,228,691) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 36 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 36.6 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.238% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

8.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

6.65 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.76 years
male: 74.89 years
female: 80.89 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan

Ethnic groups

Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%

Religions

mixture of Buddhist 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: 96.1%
male: NA
female: NA (2003)