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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:
23,299,716 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.3% (male 1,722,887/female 1,609,813)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 13.7% (male 1,638,424/female 1,549,415)
25-54 years: 47.7% (male 5,562,031/female 5,553,318)
55-64 years: 12.7% (male 1,450,513/female 1,509,359)
65 years and over: 11.6% (male 1,262,939/female 1,441,017) (2013 est.)

Median age:
total: 38.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 38 years
female: 39.4 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.27% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
8.61 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.55 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 186
male: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.71 years
country comparison to the world: 39
male: 76.58 years
female: 83.06 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.11 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
[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 ]

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