| Population | 23,545,963 (July 2018 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 12.68% (male 1,535,365 /female 1,449,336) 15-24 years: 12.52% (male 1,509,023 /female 1,438,278) 25-54 years: 46.08% (male 5,412,487 /female 5,437,015) 55-64 years: 14.36% (male 1,652,683 /female 1,729,571) 65 years and over: 14.36% (male 1,541,716 /female 1,840,489) (2018 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 35.2 (2015 est.) youth dependency ratio: 18.6 (2015 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.) potential support ratio: 6 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.3 years (2018 est.) male: 40.5 years female: 42 years |
| Population growth rate | 0.15% (2018 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 78.6% of total population (2019) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 4.361 million New Taipei City, 2.713 million TAIPEI (capital), 2.218 million Taiyuan, 1.534 million Kaohsiung, 1.302 million Taichung, 843,000 Tainan (2019) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2018 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) male: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.4 years (2018 est.) male: 77.2 years female: 83.7 years |
| Total fertility rate | 1.13 children born/woman (2018 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) 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 |
| Religions | Buddhist 35.3%, Taoist 33.2%, Christian 3.9%, folk (includes Confucian) approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2% (2005 est.) |
| Languages | Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min Nan), Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.5% male: 99.7% female: 97.3% (2014 est.) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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