Taiwan
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Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI)
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Taiwan

Area of Taiwan 36,560.5 km²
Population 23.2 million
Male Population 11,545,825 (49.7%)
Female Population 11,697,394 (50.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +45.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +6.6%
Median Age 36 years
Male Median Age 35.3 years
Female Median Age 36.7 years
Timezone Taipei Standard Time

Map of Taiwan

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 15,978,554 20,106,953 21,799,645 23,243,243
Population Density 437.0 / km² 550.0 / km² 596.3 / km² 635.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Taiwan Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 513,745 469,235 982,980
5-9 615,504 561,580 1,177,085
10-14 798,754 733,557 1,532,311
15-19 857,676 789,852 1,647,528
20-24 873,039 821,695 1,694,735
25-29 1,007,966 1,042,181 2,050,148
30-34 1,051,896 1,107,843 2,159,739
35-39 909,648 976,751 1,886,399
40-44 938,028 967,639 1,905,668
45-49 947,023 972,521 1,919,544
50-54 873,992 907,858 1,781,851
55-59 766,981 805,030 1,572,011
60-64 498,242 529,039 1,027,282
65-69 353,669 389,952 743,622
70-74 302,116 355,645 657,761
75-79 237,546 267,018 504,565
80-84 0 0 0
85 Plus 0 0 0
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1700 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1700 983,909 n/a n/a
1800 1,791,697 6.2% 80,778
1900 2,840,570 4.7% 104,887
1910 3,244,642 14.2% 404,072
1920 3,699,246 14% 454,604
1930 4,559,454 23.3% 860,208
1940 5,791,979 27% 1,232,525
1950 7,855,342 35.6% 2,063,363
1960 11,017,144 40.3% 3,161,802
1970 14,336,559 30.1% 3,319,415
1990 20,106,953 18.4% 2,885,197
2000 21,799,645 8.4% 1,692,692
2020 23,458,232 3.7% 829,293
2030 23,395,724 -0.3% -62,508
2040 22,661,265 -3.1% -734,459
2050 21,279,789 -6.1% -1,381,476
2060 19,608,770 -7.9% -1,671,019
2070 17,900,582 -8.7% -1,708,188
2080 16,304,319 -8.9% -1,596,263
2090 15,032,300 -7.8% -1,272,019
2100 14,110,503 -6.1% -921,797
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4
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