Taiwan

Taiwan, Province of China

Chûng-fà Mìn-koet中華民國台灣Tâi-oânTiong-hoâ Bîn-kokTiong-huâ-bîn-koktaiwan中華民國台灣臺灣

Special statusEastern Asia, Asia

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Population

23.1 million

2026 · UN WPPProjection

GDP

$977 billion

2026 · IMF WEOProjection

GDP / capita

$42,103

2026 · IMF WEOProjection

Life expectancy

81.1 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Taiwan is special status in Eastern Asia, Asia.

UN statistical designation: Taiwan, Province of China.

UN M49 statistical code 158. Not a UN member. Never labeled a UN member in this atlas.

Every figure names its source, year, and whether it is an actual value, an estimate, or a projection. Missing values stay missing.

ISO alpha-2: TW
ISO alpha-3: TWN
UN M49: 158
Wikidata: Q865

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 23.1 million
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 23 million
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: −0.4 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 649.9 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Taiwan’s density is above the Eastern Asia median of 423.2 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 45.4 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Taiwan’s median age is above the Eastern Asia median of 43 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 97.7 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 0.9 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Taiwan’s tfr is below the Eastern Asia median of 0.9 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 5.3 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: −15,041
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −0.7 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population of Taiwan. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	7.47 million	estimate
1960	10.8 million	estimate
1970	14.7 million	estimate
1980	17.9 million	estimate
1990	20.5 million	estimate
2000	22.3 million	estimate
2010	23.2 million	estimate
2020	23.7 million	estimate
2030	22.6 million	projection
2040	21.3 million	projection
2050	19.5 million	projection
2060	17.4 million	projection
2070	15.2 million	projection
2080	13.1 million	projection
2090	11.4 million	projection
2100	10.1 million	projection
2101	9.96 million	projection

Economy

National accounts and related World Bank series. Totals are not comparable as “averages” across countries; rates such as GDP per capita include same-year cohort medians where coverage allows.

Gross domestic productProjection: $977 billion
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026
GDP per capitaProjection: $42,103
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026
GDP growthProjection: 5.2 percent
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026
Inflation, consumer pricesProjection: 1.5 percent
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026
Unemployment, totalProjection: 3.6 percent of labour force
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
Taiwan’s unemployment is above the Eastern Asia median of 3.2 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 5.1 among 178 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Labour force participation rateProjection: 59.3 percent of population ages 15+
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
Taiwan’s lfpr is below the Eastern Asia median of 63.9 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 62 among 174 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Employment-to-population ratioProjection: 57.2 percent of population ages 15+
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
Youth unemployment rateProjection: 12.1 percent of labour force ages 15–24
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
General government net lending/borrowingProjection: −2.1 percent of GDP
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026
General government gross debtProjection: 27.6 percent of GDP
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026

GDP of Taiwan in current US dollars. IMF WEO, World Economic Outlook April 2026.

Data table

Year	GDP	Status
1980	$42.3 billion	actual
1984	$61.1 billion	actual
1988	$126 billion	actual
1992	$223 billion	actual
1996	$292 billion	actual
2000	$331 billion	actual
2004	$347 billion	actual
2008	$416 billion	actual
2012	$496 billion	actual
2016	$543 billion	actual
2020	$677 billion	actual
2024	$801 billion	actual
2028	$1.09 trillion	projection
2031	$1.27 trillion	projection

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 81.1 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Taiwan’s life expectancy is close to Eastern Asia median of 82.4 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 9.1 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 78.3 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Taiwan’s life exp. male is close to Eastern Asia median of 79.9 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 84 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Taiwan’s life exp. female is close to Eastern Asia median of 84.8 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 2.9 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Taiwan’s infant mortality is above the Eastern Asia median of 2.7 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 4.1 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Taiwan’s u5mr is above the Eastern Asia median of 3.7 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
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Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
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Youth literacy rate: No comparable data
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Mean years of schooling: No comparable data
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School life expectancy: No comparable data
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Life expectancy at birth in Taiwan. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	56.6	estimate
1960	62.5	estimate
1970	69	estimate
1980	72	estimate
1990	73.9	estimate
2000	76.1	estimate
2010	79	estimate
2020	81.1	estimate
2030	81.9	projection
2040	83.5	projection
2050	84.9	projection
2060	86.2	projection
2070	87.5	projection
2080	88.6	projection
2090	89.7	projection
2100	90.9	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: —
Figure not published for this entity.
CO₂ emissions: 262 million tonnes
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
CO₂ emissions per capita: 11.3 tonnes per person
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
Taiwan’s co₂ / capita is above the Eastern Asia median of 8.2 (8 profiles with 2024 data), and above the median of 2.8 among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions of Taiwan. Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. OWID / Global Carbon Project, OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project).

Data table

Year	Million tonnes	Status
1750	0	actual
1768	0	actual
1786	0	actual
1804	0	actual
1822	0	actual
1840	0	actual
1858	0	actual
1876	0	actual
1894	0	actual
1912	0.7	actual
1930	4.2	actual
1948	4.5	actual
1966	19.5	actual
1984	77.6	actual
2002	239	actual
2020	272	actual
2024	262	actual

Geography

Region: Asia
Subregion: Eastern Asia
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: TWN
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

Common name Taiwan. UN statistical designation “Taiwan, Province of China” (M49 158). Classification is special status — not a UN member.

Outline from Natural Earth 50m Admin 0. Made with Natural Earth. Not a locator map.

Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Special status
Publication tier: Additional profile

UN M49 statistical code 158. Not a UN member. Never labeled a UN member in this atlas.

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

IMF World Economic Outlook

World Economic Outlook April 2026. Vintage WEO April 2026. IMF data terms. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Gross domestic product (2026, projection; series NGDPD)
GDP per capita (2026, projection; series NGDPDPC)
GDP growth (2026, projection; series NGDP_RPCH)
Inflation, consumer prices (2026, projection; series PCPIPCH)
General government net lending/borrowing (2026, projection; series GGXCNL_NGDP)
General government gross debt (2026, projection; series GGXWDG_NGDP)
Alternate: Unemployment, total (2026, projection; series LUR)

ILOSTAT

ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual). Vintage ILOSTAT December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Unemployment, total (2026, projection; series UNE_2EAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Labour force participation rate (2026, projection; series EAP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Employment-to-population ratio (2026, projection; series EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Youth unemployment rate (2026, projection; series UNE_2EAP_SEX_AGE_RT)

Our World in Data (Global Carbon Project)

OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project). Vintage OWID CO₂ December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

CO₂ emissions (2024, actual; series co2)
CO₂ emissions per capita (2024, actual; series co2_per_capita)

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