| People | Taiwan |
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Population:
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22,920,946 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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711 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.3% (male 2,057,458/female 1,900,449)
15-64 years: 72.3% (male 8,362,038/female 8,204,834)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male 1,167,476/female 1,228,691) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 36 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 36.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.238% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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8.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.65 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.76 years
male: 74.89 years
female: 80.89 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.13 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan |
Ethnic groups:
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Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2% |
Religions:
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mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
Languages:
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Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA
female: NA (2003) |
People - note:
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void |
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