Taiwan: People & Society#
| Population | 23,464,787 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Taiwan (singular and plural) adjective: Taiwan (or Taiwanese) note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan |
| Ethnic groups | Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2% |
| Languages | Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
| Religions | mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 13.13% (male 1,588,679/female 1,493,419) 15-24 years: 13.17% (male 1,585,222/female 1,505,004) 25-54 years: 46.74% (male 5,477,446/female 5,490,829) 55-64 years: 13.89% (male 1,593,024/female 1,665,354) 65 years and over: 13.07% (male 1,408,367/female 1,657,443) (2016 est.) |
| Median age | total: 40.2 years male: 39.5 years female: 40.9 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.2% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Major urban areas - 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: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.1 years male: 77 years female: 83.5 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.12 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.5% male: 99.7% female: 97.3% (2014 est.) |