| Population |
22,749,838 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 19.9% (male 2,359,467; female 2,167,438)
15-64 years: 70.7% (male 8,149,231; female 7,924,774)
65 years and over: 9.4% (male 1,091,473; female 1,057,455) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 33.7 years
male: 33.3 years
female: 34.1 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
0.64% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
12.7 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 6.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 7.21 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.31 years
female: 80.08 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
| Nationality |
noun: chinese/taiwanese (singular and plural)
adjective: chinese/taiwanese |
| Ethnic groups |
Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, aborigine 2% |
| Religions |
mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
| Languages |
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: taiwan
local short form: t'ai-wan
local long form: none
former: formosa |