GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Nationality:
noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan (or Taiwanese)

Ethnic groups:
Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%

Languages:
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects

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

Population:
23,234,936 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.7% (male 1,771,850/female 1,652,808)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 13.9% (male 1,654,984/female 1,564,132)
25-54 years: 47.9% (male 5,577,587/female 5,559,325)
55-64 years: 12.2% (male 1,388,020/female 1,441,167)
65 years and over: 11.3% (male 1,235,020/female 1,390,043) (2012 est.)

Median age:
total: 38.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 37.4 years
female: 38.8 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.29% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
8.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6.7 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 187
male: 5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.48 years
country comparison to the world: 52
male: 75.66 years
female: 81.53 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.1 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

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