Demographics of Taiwan
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 06 Feb 2025 |
As of 2025, the population of Taiwan is projected at 23.11 million, compared to 23.21 million in 2024. It ranks 61st in the world by population and 24th in Asia. The population growth rate for 2025 is projected at -0.44 percent, the 198th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 11.43 million males and 11.68 million females in Taiwan. The percentage of the male population is 49.46%, compared to 50.54% of the female population. Taiwan has 252k more females than males. The sex ratio in Taiwan in 2025 will be 97.844 males per 100 females. Taiwan is in the 109th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 3,902,233 | 3,694,298 | 7,596,530 | 3.37 | 105.629 |
| 1955 | 4,672,667 | 4,431,467 | 9,104,134 | 3.83 | 105.443 |
| 1960 | 5,772,855 | 5,273,404 | 11,046,258 | 3.66 | 109.471 |
| 1965 | 6,993,566 | 6,131,236 | 13,124,802 | 3.17 | 114.065 |
| 1970 | 7,851,072 | 6,964,672 | 14,815,745 | 1.88 | 112.727 |
| 1975 | 8,597,496 | 7,767,772 | 16,365,267 | 1.61 | 110.682 |
| 1980 | 9,544,676 | 8,541,844 | 18,086,520 | 1.86 | 111.740 |
| 1985 | 10,290,526 | 9,281,161 | 19,571,687 | 1.29 | 110.875 |
| 1990 | 10,805,990 | 9,788,916 | 20,594,906 | 0.84 | 110.390 |
| 1995 | 11,204,068 | 10,330,426 | 21,534,495 | 0.81 | 108.457 |
| 2000 | 11,516,749 | 10,816,120 | 22,332,870 | 0.44 | 106.478 |
| 2005 | 11,643,657 | 11,181,274 | 22,824,931 | 0.34 | 104.135 |
| 2010 | 11,715,727 | 11,508,322 | 23,224,049 | 0.17 | 101.802 |
| 2015 | 11,769,051 | 11,760,203 | 23,529,254 | 0.24 | 100.075 |
| 2020 | 11,749,427 | 11,914,031 | 23,663,459 | -0.14 | 98.618 |
| 2021 | 11,690,860 | 11,867,472 | 23,558,333 | -0.75 | 98.512 |
| 2022 | 11,615,575 | 11,804,536 | 23,420,111 | -0.43 | 98.399 |
| 2023 | 11,553,630 | 11,763,514 | 23,317,145 | -0.45 | 98.216 |
| 2024 | 11,491,392 | 11,722,570 | 23,213,962 | -0.43 | 98.028 |
| 2025 | 11,430,475 | 11,682,318 | 23,112,793 | -0.44 | 97.844 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.587 | 17.727 | 6.481 |
| 1955 | 59.796 | 16.913 | 6.586 |
| 1960 | 62.543 | 16.878 | 5.787 |
| 1965 | 65.734 | 16.729 | 4.994 |
| 1970 | 69.036 | 17.699 | 3.976 |
| 1975 | 70.876 | 19.304 | 2.973 |
| 1980 | 71.959 | 21.639 | 2.530 |
| 1985 | 73.295 | 23.685 | 1.884 |
| 1990 | 73.936 | 26.070 | 1.787 |
| 1995 | 74.617 | 28.466 | 1.782 |
| 2000 | 76.139 | 31.054 | 1.472 |
| 2005 | 77.133 | 33.803 | 1.133 |
| 2010 | 79.036 | 36.495 | 0.916 |
| 2015 | 79.879 | 38.975 | 1.185 |
| 2020 | 81.107 | 41.725 | 0.990 |
| 2021 | 80.785 | 42.315 | 0.975 |
| 2022 | 80.157 | 42.917 | 0.870 |
| 2023 | 80.559 | 43.538 | 0.870 |
| 2024 | 80.750 | 44.167 | 0.863 |
| 2025 | 80.942 | 44.789 | 0.860 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 80,094 | 341,603 | 10.543 | 44.968 |
| 1955 | 83,058 | 408,954 | 9.123 | 44.920 |
| 1960 | 80,889 | 424,359 | 7.323 | 38.417 |
| 1965 | 76,117 | 421,862 | 5.799 | 32.142 |
| 1970 | 69,506 | 387,464 | 4.691 | 26.152 |
| 1975 | 71,334 | 389,650 | 4.359 | 23.810 |
| 1980 | 82,410 | 427,793 | 4.556 | 23.653 |
| 1985 | 90,243 | 352,431 | 4.611 | 18.007 |
| 1990 | 104,419 | 339,915 | 5.070 | 16.505 |
| 1995 | 119,777 | 333,164 | 5.562 | 15.471 |
| 2000 | 128,201 | 272,895 | 5.740 | 12.219 |
| 2005 | 144,618 | 208,823 | 6.336 | 9.149 |
| 2010 | 150,087 | 171,332 | 6.463 | 7.377 |
| 2015 | 167,052 | 212,264 | 7.100 | 9.021 |
| 2020 | 174,242 | 161,442 | 7.363 | 6.822 |
| 2021 | 186,219 | 155,741 | 7.905 | 6.611 |
| 2022 | 210,766 | 135,481 | 8.999 | 5.785 |
| 2023 | 205,339 | 132,404 | 8.806 | 5.678 |
| 2024 | 203,422 | 128,597 | 8.763 | 5.540 |
| 2025 | 206,062 | 125,322 | 8.916 | 5.422 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 2,046,275 | 5,577,085 | 26.842 |
| 1955 | 2,623,092 | 6,399,091 | 29.074 |
| 1960 | 3,361,618 | 7,340,095 | 31.412 |
| 1965 | 4,282,804 | 8,366,922 | 33.857 |
| 1970 | 5,360,607 | 9,332,546 | 36.484 |
| 1975 | 6,458,027 | 9,774,645 | 39.784 |
| 1980 | 8,631,549 | 9,085,823 | 48.718 |
| 1985 | 11,043,738 | 8,086,355 | 57.730 |
| 1990 | 13,457,894 | 6,853,804 | 66.257 |
| 1995 | 14,516,273 | 6,712,239 | 68.381 |
| 2000 | 15,258,841 | 6,581,394 | 69.866 |
| 2005 | 16,339,969 | 6,262,917 | 72.292 |
| 2010 | 17,254,388 | 5,848,018 | 74.687 |
| 2015 | 18,064,348 | 5,421,407 | 76.916 |
| 2020 | 18,802,314 | 5,015,591 | 78.942 |
| 2021 | 18,936,553 | 4,936,127 | 79.323 |
| 2022 | 19,065,559 | 4,857,168 | 79.696 |
| 2023 | 19,189,289 | 4,778,770 | 80.062 |
| 2024 | 19,307,854 | 4,701,018 | 80.420 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 351,690 | 328,791 | 680,481 | 2.94 | 106.965 |
| 05-09 | 490,031 | 455,489 | 945,520 | 4.09 | 107.583 |
| 10-14 | 535,343 | 497,211 | 1,032,553 | 4.47 | 107.669 |
| 15-19 | 515,344 | 471,880 | 987,224 | 4.27 | 109.211 |
| 20-24 | 633,614 | 579,721 | 1,213,334 | 5.25 | 109.296 |
| 25-29 | 705,380 | 658,946 | 1,364,325 | 5.90 | 107.047 |
| 30-34 | 800,547 | 744,126 | 1,544,672 | 6.68 | 107.582 |
| 35-39 | 804,608 | 758,707 | 1,563,315 | 6.76 | 106.050 |
| 40-44 | 947,140 | 961,187 | 1,908,327 | 8.26 | 98.539 |
| 45-49 | 956,523 | 988,438 | 1,944,961 | 8.42 | 96.771 |
| 50-54 | 844,241 | 880,379 | 1,724,620 | 7.46 | 95.895 |
| 55-59 | 875,507 | 908,449 | 1,783,957 | 7.72 | 96.374 |
| 60-64 | 864,664 | 918,838 | 1,783,502 | 7.72 | 94.104 |
| 65-69 | 764,729 | 841,159 | 1,605,889 | 6.95 | 90.914 |
| 70-74 | 615,580 | 702,755 | 1,318,335 | 5.70 | 87.595 |
| 75-79 | 344,733 | 413,940 | 758,673 | 3.28 | 83.281 |
| 80-84 | 205,075 | 277,418 | 482,493 | 2.09 | 73.923 |
| 85-89 | 113,371 | 181,632 | 295,004 | 1.28 | 62.418 |
| 90-94 | 46,806 | 82,087 | 128,893 | 0.56 | 57.020 |
| 95-99 | 13,921 | 26,079 | 40,000 | 0.17 | 53.380 |
| 100+ | 1,628 | 5,087 | 6,715 | 0.03 | 32.003 |
| Total | 11,430,475 | 11,682,319 | 23,112,793 | 97.844 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio