| Population | 23,603,049 (July 2020 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 12.42% (male 1,504,704/female 1,426,494) 15-24 years: 11.62% (male 1,403,117/female 1,339,535) 25-54 years: 45.51% (male 5,351,951/female 5,389,112) 55-64 years: 14.73% (male 1,698,555/female 1,778,529) 65 years and over: 15.72% (male 1,681,476/female 2,029,576) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 40 youth dependency ratio: 17.8 elderly dependency ratio: 22.2 potential support ratio: 4.5 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42.3 years male: 41.5 years female: 43.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.11% (2020 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 78.9% of total population (2020) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 4.398 million New Taipei City, 2.721 million TAIPEI (capital), 2.245 million Taoyuan, 1.538 million Kaohsiung, 1.321 million Taichung, 850,000 Tainan (2020) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 97.3 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.6 years male: 77.5 years female: 83.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.14 children born/woman (2020 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) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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