Short facts about people of Taiwan

Population:

22,370,461 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  21.22% (male 2,470,270; female 2,276,108) 15-64 years:  69.97% (male 7,944,451; female 7,707,250) 65 years and over:  8.81% (male 1,034,230; female 938,152) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.8% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

14.31 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.09 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.09 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.1 male(s)/female total population:  1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  76.54 years male:  73.81 years female:  79.51 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.76 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Chinese (singular and plural) adjective:  Chinese

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:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  86% (1980 est.); note - literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.) male:  93% (1980 est.) female:  79% (1980 est.)

Source: World Factbook