Population:
22,974,347 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.7% (male 1,996,905/female 1,844,611)
15-64 years: 72.6% (male 8,416,300/female 8,267,675)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 1,183,382/female 1,265,474) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 36.5 years
male: 35.9 years
female: 37.1 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.227% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
8.99 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
6.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio:
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: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.12 years
female: 81.05 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.14 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

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

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

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

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

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA
female: NA (2003)

Education expenditures:
NA