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People of Taiwan

Population:22,858,872 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 17.8% (male 2,117,051/female 1,954,709)
15-64 years: 72% (male 8,306,351/female 8,141,268)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 1,150,001/female 1,189,492) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 35.5 years
male: 35 years
female: 36 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.304% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:8.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.083 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.967 male(s)/female
total population: 1.026 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 5.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 77.56 years
male: 74.65 years
female: 80.74 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.12 children born/woman (2007 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)

Taiwan Quickstats

  • Population: 22,858,872 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 35,980 sq km
  • Density:
  • GDP (total):
  • GDP (per capita):
  • Literacy: 96.1%

Languages of Taiwan

  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Taiwanese
  • Hakka

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