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) |