| Population | 23,508,428 (July 2017 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 12.88% (male 1,559,074/female 1,468,319) 15-24 years: 12.88% (male 1,551,228/female 1,476,660) 25-54 years: 46.41% (male 5,445,338/female 5,463,804) 55-64 years: 14.12% (male 1,622,111/female 1,696,564) 65 years and over: 13.72% (male 1,475,534/female 1,749,796) (2017 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 35.2 youth dependency ratio: 18.6 elderly dependency ratio: 16.6 potential support ratio: 6 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 40.7 years male: 40 years female: 41.5 years (2017 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.17% (2017 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | TAIPEI (capital) 2.666 million; Kaohsiung 1.523 million; Taichung 1.225 million; Tainan 815,000 (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 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: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.2 years male: 77.1 years female: 83.6 years (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.13 children born/woman (2017 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 (or Taiwanese) |
| Ethnic groups | more than 95% Han Chinese (including Hoklo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China), 2.3% indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples note: 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%, Taoist or Confucian folk religionist approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2% (2005 est.) |
| Languages | Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.5% male: 99.7% female: 97.3% (2014 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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