Taiwan
Population 2026
23,011,292
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.44%
- Density
- — per km²
- Land area
- — km²
- Capital
- Taipei
- Currency
- Dollar (TWD)
- Official languages
- ZH-TW, ZH, NAN, HAK
- Urban population
- —
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 122,5892026
- Deaths
- 208,8722026
- Birth rate
- —per 1,000
- Death rate
- —per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- —
- Life expectancy
- —At birth, years
- Median age
- 45.4
- Net migration
- —
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- —
- GDP per capita
- —
- GDP growth
- —
- Inflation
- —
- Unemployment
- —
- Exports
- —
- Imports
- —
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TaipeiTaiwan | 7,871,9002025 |
| 2 | New Taipei CityTaipei | 4,004,3672025 |
| 3 | TaichungTaiwan | 2,850,2852025 |
| 4 | KaohsiungTakao | 2,737,6602026 |
| 5 | TainanTaiwan | 1,856,6422026 |
| 6 | BanqiaoTaipei | 551,2212026 |
| 7 | TaoyuanTaiwan | 475,7982026 |
| 8 | HsinchuTaiwan | 453,5362025 |
| 9 | KeelungTaiwan | 362,4872025 |
| 10 | FengshanTakao | 356,4632026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23,011,292 | 123K | 209K |
| 2020 | 23,663,461 | 161K | 174K |
| 2010 | 23,224,049 | 171K | 150K |
| 2000 | 22,332,873 | 273K | 128K |
| 1990 | 20,594,907 | 340K | 104K |
| 1980 | 18,086,521 | 428K | 82.4K |
| 1970 | 14,815,755 | 387K | 69.5K |
| 1960 | 11,046,263 | 424K | 80.9K |
| 1950 | 7,596,535 | 342K | 80.1K |