Demographics of Taiwan

5 days ago - The population of Taiwan is approximately 23.36 million as of April 2025. Immigration of Han Chinese to the Penghu Islands started as early as the 13th century. The main island was inhabited by a diversity of Taiwanese indigenous peoples speaking Austronesian languages until Han settlement ...

The number of persons by 5-year age groups (0-4, 5-9, …, 100 and over) at the end of the indicated year. ... The figures represent the number of populations in different age groups： young age (aged under 15), working age (aged 15-64) and old age (aged 65 and over) at the end of the indicated ...

The median age in Taiwan is 44.8 years (2025). A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing ...

In 2023, the share of the population in Taiwan aged 65 and older accounted for approximately 18.4 percent of the total population.

Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly).

The population density in Taiwan is 653 per Km² (1,691 people per mi²). The total land area is 35,410 Km² (13,672 sq. miles). 84.03% of the population is urban (19,421,267 people in 2025) The median age in Taiwan is 44.8 years.

Published by C. Textor, Jan 22, 2024 · According to a projected five-year age distribution of the population of Taiwan in 2023, the largest age cohort was that between 40 and 44 years of age, amounting to around two million people.

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2 weeks ago - A number of aboriginal languages are also spoken, and despite efforts to preserve them, their use is decreasing. The median age in Taiwan is 40.7 years of age. This means that half of the population ...

2024 population pyramid: comparison ranking: total 23 · comparison ranking: 183 · comparison ranking: 218 · comparison ranking: 80 · comparison ranking: 59 · comparison ranking: total 187 · comparison ranking: total population 43 · comparison ranking: 225 ·

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Database (demographic data) and USA Trade Online (trade data); Central Intelligence Agency, The World Fact Book (country reference maps). This application presents data for 228 countries and areas of the world with a 2025 population of 5,000 or more.

The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

Taiwan Population: Civilian: Age 15 to 24 data was reported at 2,807.000 Person th in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,816.000 Person th for Sep 2018.

Taiwan Population: Civilian: Age 60 to 64 data was reported at 1,586.000 Person th in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,579.000 Person th for May 2018.

Note：This table does not include ... by Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan (A total of · 301,078 persons at the end of 2000 and 379,800 persons at the end of 2010). (5)Taipei City marked the highest unmarried rate of the resident population aged 15 years and over at 39.0% in Taiwan...

While the share of the population aged 65 and older accounted to around 18 percent in 2022, it is projected to reach 41 percent in 2060. The old-age dependency ratio, which denotes the relation ...

Around 3% of the population is 65 or older, while around 43% are under the age of 15. Even by 2100, it’s highly unlikely to become an aged society. ... Besides industrialization and advances in health and tech, changing social and cultural norms have also driven Taiwan’s demographic shift.

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Taiwan population is estimated to be 23.0 Million in 2025. World Economics makes available of world’s most comprehensive Population and GDP databases covering over 155 countries with historical data and future projection for 1870-2050.

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