Taiwan Population (LIVE)

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Taiwan Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Taiwan is 23,187,017 as of Sunday, October 6, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Taiwan 2024 population is estimated at 23,213,962 people at mid year.
  • Taiwan population is equivalent to 0.28% of the total world population.
  • Taiwan ranks number 60 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Taiwan is 656 per Km2 (1,698 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 35,410 Km2 (13,672 sq. miles).
  • 83.2 % of the population is urban (19,307,854 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Taiwan is 44.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Taiwan (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationTaiwan
Global Rank
2024 23,213,962 -0.44 % -103,183 -25,832 44.2 0.86 656 83.2 % 19,307,854 0.28 % 8,161,972,572 60
2023 23,317,145 -0.44 % -102,966 -32,777 43.5 0.87 658 82.3 % 19,189,289 0.29 % 8,091,734,930 59
2022 23,420,111 -0.59 % -138,222 -24,930 42.9 0.87 661 81.4 % 19,065,559 0.29 % 8,021,407,192 57
2020 23,663,459 -0.05 % -10,679 -21,224 41.7 0.99 668 79.5 % 18,802,314 0.30 % 7,887,001,292 57
2015 23,529,254 0.26 % 61,041 10,681 39.0 1.19 664 76.8 % 18,064,348 0.31 % 7,470,491,872 55
2010 23,224,049 0.35 % 79,824 17,969 36.5 0.92 656 74.3 % 17,254,388 0.33 % 7,021,732,148 51
2005 22,824,931 0.44 % 98,412 13,157 33.8 1.13 645 71.6 % 16,339,969 0.35 % 6,586,970,132 47
2000 22,332,870 0.73 % 159,675-45,743 31.1 1.47 631 68.3 % 15,258,841 0.36 % 6,171,702,993 46
1995 21,534,495 0.90 % 187,918 -38,021 28.5 1.78 608 67.4 % 14,516,273 0.37 % 5,758,878,982 44
1990 20,594,906 1.02 % 204,644 -62,876 26.1 1.79 582 65.3 % 13,457,894 0.39 % 5,327,803,110 41
1985 19,571,687 1.59 % 297,033 -8,777 23.7 1.88 553 56.4 % 11,043,738 0.40 % 4,868,943,465 40
1980 18,086,520 2.02 % 344,251 -9,653 21.6 2.53 511 47.7 % 8,631,549 0.41 % 4,447,606,236 38
1975 16,365,267 2.01 % 309,904 -54,146 19.3 2.97 462 39.5 % 6,458,027 0.40 % 4,070,735,277 36
1970 14,815,745 2.45 % 338,189 -39,483 17.7 3.98 418 36.2 % 5,360,607 0.40 % 3,694,683,794 36
1965 13,124,802 3.51 % 415,709 70,592 16.7 4.99 371 32.6 % 4,282,804 0.39 % 3,334,533,703 42
1960 11,046,258 3.94 % 388,425 60,801 16.9 5.79 312 30.4 % 3,361,618 0.37 % 3,015,470,894 38
1955 9,104,134 3.69 % 301,521 22,736 16.9 6.59 257 28.8 % 2,623,092 0.33 % 2,740,213,792 42
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Taiwan Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationTaiwan
Global Rank
2025 23,112,793 -0.47 % -110,133 -20,947 44.8 0.86 653 84.0 % 19,421,267 0.28 % 8,231,613,070 61
2030 22,589,950 -0.46 % -104,569 -3,770 47.8 0.89 638 88.1 % 19,901,735 0.26 % 8,569,124,911 65
2035 21,984,722 -0.54 % -121,046 3,046 50.7 0.94 621 91.9 % 20,210,297 0.25 % 8,885,210,181 67
2040 21,257,134 -0.67 % -145,518 6,967 53.0 1.00 600 95.5 % 20,291,254 0.23 % 9,177,190,203 69
2045 20,399,190 -0.82 % -171,589 5,621 54.7 1.04 576 98.9 % 20,170,795 0.22 % 9,439,639,668 76
2050 19,434,600 -0.96 % -192,918   56.3 1.08 549 N.A. N.A. 0.20 % 9,664,378,587 76
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Taiwan Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Taiwan
Life Expectancy
80.75 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
3.1
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
4.4
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Taiwan

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Taipei 7,871,900
2 Kaohsiung 1,519,711
3 Taichung 1,040,725
4 Tainan 771,235
5 Banqiao 543,342
6 Hsinchu 404,109
7 Taoyuan City 402,014
8 Keelung 397,515
9 Hualien City 350,468
10 Neihu 271,594
11 Yongkang 233,730
12 Bade 209,148
13 Xizhi 204,619
14 Shulin 180,044
15 Yuanlin 124,725
16 Sanxia 115,185
17 Nantou 105,682
18 Douliu 104,723
19 Daxi 94,222
20 Yilan 94,188
21 Yingge 87,920
22 Puli 86,406
23 Wufeng 65,567
24 Magong 56,435
25 Donggang 47,746
26 Jincheng 37,507
27 Hengchun 31,288
28 Zhongxing New Village 25,549
29 Sanzhi 23,452
30 Lugu 17,746
31 Yujing 16,597

See also

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Notes

The Taiwan Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Taiwan delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Taiwan (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Taiwan in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.