Population: 20,658,702 (July 1991), growth rate 1.1% (1991)

Birth rate: 16 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (19901

Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 78 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Chinese (sing., pl.); adjective--Chinese

Ethnic divisions: Taiwanese 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, aborigine 2%

Religion: mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%

Language: Mandarin Chinese (official); Taiwanese and Hakka dialects also used

Literacy: 91.2% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

Labor force: 7,900,000; industry and commerce 53%, services 22%, agriculture 15.6%, civil administration 7% (1989)

Organized labor: 1,300,000 or about 18.4% (government controlled) (1983)

NOTE: The information regarding Taiwan on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Taiwan People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Taiwan People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.