| Population | 22,858,872 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.8% (male 2,117,051/female 1,954,709)
15-64 years: 72% (male 8,306,351/female 8,141,268)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 1,150,001/female 1,189,492) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 35.5 years
male: 35 years
female: 36 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.304% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 8.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.083 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.967 male(s)/female
total population: 1.026 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 5.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.56 years
male: 74.65 years
female: 80.74 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.12 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | NA |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan |
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| Ethnic groups | Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2% |
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| Religions | mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
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| Languages | Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003) |
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