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Population in Taiwan

Population in Taiwan was 23.32 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.4% from 2022.

2023, persons23,317,145 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.4%
Series high23,674,1382019
Series low7,596,5301950
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Population in Taiwan, 1950 to 2023

5M10M15M20M25M19501961197219831994200520231950: 7,596,530 persons1951: 7,862,796 persons1952: 8,148,990 persons1953: 8,451,371 persons1954: 8,767,774 persons1955: 9,104,134 persons1956: 9,465,710 persons1957: 9,850,526 persons1958: 10,246,156 persons1959: 10,644,176 persons1960: 11,046,258 persons1961: 11,453,500 persons1962: 11,866,672 persons1963: 12,285,722 persons1964: 12,706,674 persons1965: 13,124,802 persons1966: 13,537,706 persons1967: 13,901,470 persons1968: 14,215,585 persons1969: 14,523,594 persons1970: 14,815,744 persons1971: 15,121,137 persons1972: 15,450,612 persons1973: 15,772,696 persons1974: 16,082,325 persons1975: 16,365,268 persons1976: 16,671,499 persons1977: 17,020,097 persons1978: 17,373,728 persons1979: 17,735,781 persons1980: 18,086,520 persons1981: 18,412,827 persons1982: 18,723,985 persons1983: 19,022,625 persons1984: 19,306,763 persons1985: 19,571,687 persons1986: 19,805,980 persons1987: 20,015,819 persons1988: 20,223,647 persons1989: 20,418,906 persons1990: 20,594,906 persons1991: 20,781,750 persons1992: 20,982,088 persons1993: 21,174,682 persons1994: 21,357,140 persons1995: 21,534,495 persons1996: 21,709,276 persons1997: 21,885,328 persons1998: 22,049,226 persons1999: 22,203,781 persons2000: 22,332,870 persons2001: 22,446,257 persons2002: 22,566,902 persons2003: 22,664,125 persons2004: 22,745,431 persons2005: 22,824,931 persons2006: 22,914,634 persons2007: 23,006,924 persons2008: 23,086,239 persons2009: 23,164,361 persons2010: 23,224,049 persons2011: 23,273,076 persons2012: 23,345,961 persons2013: 23,416,875 persons2014: 23,472,816 persons2015: 23,529,254 persons2016: 23,586,143 persons2017: 23,632,948 persons2018: 23,659,305 persons2019: 23,674,138 persons2020: 23,663,459 persons2021: 23,558,333 persons2022: 23,420,111 persons2023: 23,317,145 persons5M10M15M20M25M19501975200020231950: 7,596,530 persons1951: 7,862,796 persons1952: 8,148,990 persons1953: 8,451,371 persons1954: 8,767,774 persons1955: 9,104,134 persons1956: 9,465,710 persons1957: 9,850,526 persons1958: 10,246,156 persons1959: 10,644,176 persons1960: 11,046,258 persons1961: 11,453,500 persons1962: 11,866,672 persons1963: 12,285,722 persons1964: 12,706,674 persons1965: 13,124,802 persons1966: 13,537,706 persons1967: 13,901,470 persons1968: 14,215,585 persons1969: 14,523,594 persons1970: 14,815,744 persons1971: 15,121,137 persons1972: 15,450,612 persons1973: 15,772,696 persons1974: 16,082,325 persons1975: 16,365,268 persons1976: 16,671,499 persons1977: 17,020,097 persons1978: 17,373,728 persons1979: 17,735,781 persons1980: 18,086,520 persons1981: 18,412,827 persons1982: 18,723,985 persons1983: 19,022,625 persons1984: 19,306,763 persons1985: 19,571,687 persons1986: 19,805,980 persons1987: 20,015,819 persons1988: 20,223,647 persons1989: 20,418,906 persons1990: 20,594,906 persons1991: 20,781,750 persons1992: 20,982,088 persons1993: 21,174,682 persons1994: 21,357,140 persons1995: 21,534,495 persons1996: 21,709,276 persons1997: 21,885,328 persons1998: 22,049,226 persons1999: 22,203,781 persons2000: 22,332,870 persons2001: 22,446,257 persons2002: 22,566,902 persons2003: 22,664,125 persons2004: 22,745,431 persons2005: 22,824,931 persons2006: 22,914,634 persons2007: 23,006,924 persons2008: 23,086,239 persons2009: 23,164,361 persons2010: 23,224,049 persons2011: 23,273,076 persons2012: 23,345,961 persons2013: 23,416,875 persons2014: 23,472,816 persons2015: 23,529,254 persons2016: 23,586,143 persons2017: 23,632,948 persons2018: 23,659,305 persons2019: 23,674,138 persons2020: 23,663,459 persons2021: 23,558,333 persons2022: 23,420,111 persons2023: 23,317,145 persons
persons. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodpersons
202323,317,145 Estimated
202223,420,111 Estimated
202123,558,333 Estimated
202023,663,459 Estimated
201923,674,138 Estimated
201823,659,305 Estimated
201723,632,948 Estimated
201623,586,143 Estimated
201523,529,254 Estimated
201423,472,816 Estimated
201323,416,875 Estimated
201223,345,961 Estimated
201123,273,076 Estimated
201023,224,049 Estimated
200923,164,361 Estimated
200823,086,239 Estimated
200723,006,924 Estimated
200622,914,634 Estimated
200522,824,931 Estimated
200422,745,431 Estimated
200322,664,125 Estimated
200222,566,902 Estimated
200122,446,257 Estimated
200022,332,870 Estimated
199922,203,781 Estimated
199822,049,226 Estimated
199721,885,328 Estimated
199621,709,276 Estimated
199521,534,495 Estimated
199421,357,140 Estimated
199321,174,682 Estimated
199220,982,088 Estimated
199120,781,750 Estimated
199020,594,906 Estimated
198920,418,906 Estimated
198820,223,647 Estimated
198720,015,819 Estimated
198619,805,980 Estimated
198519,571,687 Estimated
198419,306,763 Estimated
198319,022,625 Estimated
198218,723,985 Estimated
198118,412,827 Estimated
198018,086,520 Estimated
197917,735,781 Estimated
197817,373,728 Estimated
197717,020,097 Estimated
197616,671,499 Estimated
197516,365,268 Estimated
197416,082,325 Estimated
197315,772,696 Estimated
197215,450,612 Estimated
197115,121,137 Estimated
197014,815,744 Estimated
196914,523,594 Estimated
196814,215,585 Estimated
196713,901,470 Estimated
196613,537,706 Estimated
196513,124,802 Estimated
196412,706,674 Estimated
196312,285,722 Estimated
196211,866,672 Estimated
196111,453,500 Estimated
196011,046,258 Estimated
195910,644,176 Estimated
195810,246,156 Estimated
19579,850,526 Estimated
19569,465,710 Estimated
19559,104,134 Estimated
19548,767,774 Estimated
19538,451,371 Estimated
19528,148,990 Estimated
19517,862,796 Estimated
19507,596,530 Estimated

Taiwan compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 10,642,081 personsAfghanistan: 41,454,761 personsAntigua and Barbuda: 93,316 personsAlbania: 2,811,655 personsArmenia: 2,943,393 personsAngola: 36,749,906 personsArgentina: 45,538,401 personsAustria: 9,130,429 personsAustralia: 26,451,124 personsAzerbaijan: 10,318,207 personsBosnia and Herzegovina: 3,185,073 personsBangladesh: 171,466,990 personsBelgium: 11,712,893 personsBurkina Faso: 23,025,776 personsBulgaria: 6,795,803 personsBurundi: 13,689,450 personsBenin: 14,111,034 personsBrunei: 458,949 personsBolivia: 12,244,160 personsBrazil: 211,140,729 personsBahamas: 399,440 personsBhutan: 786,385 personsBotswana: 2,480,244 personsBelarus: 9,115,680 personsBelize: 411,106 personsCanada: 39,299,104 personsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 105,789,731 personsCentral African Republic: 5,152,420 personsRepublic of the Congo: 6,182,885 personsSwitzerland: 8,870,561 personsCôte d’Ivoire: 31,165,654 personsChile: 19,658,835 personsCameroon: 28,372,687 personsChina: 1,422,584,933 personsColombia: 52,321,152 personsCosta Rica: 5,105,526 personsCuba: 11,019,930 personsCape Verde: 522,330 personsCyprus: 1,344,976 personsCzechia: 10,809,716 personsGermany: 84,548,231 personsDjibouti: 1,152,944 personsDenmark: 5,948,136 personsDominican Republic: 11,331,266 personsAlgeria: 46,164,219 personsEcuador: 17,980,083 personsEstonia: 1,367,196 personsEgypt: 114,535,772 personsWestern Sahara: 579,729 personsEritrea: 3,470,390 personsSpain: 47,911,580 personsEthiopia: 128,691,692 personsFinland: 5,601,185 personsFiji: 924,146 personsFalkland Islands: 3,477 personsFaroe Islands: 54,714 personsFrance: 66,438,822 personsGabon: 2,484,788 personsUnited Kingdom: 68,682,962 personsGeorgia: 3,807,492 personsGhana: 33,787,914 personsGreenland: 55,922 personsGambia: 2,697,846 personsGuinea: 14,405,468 personsEquatorial Guinea: 1,847,549 personsGreece: 10,242,908 personsGuatemala: 18,124,838 personsGuinea-Bissau: 2,153,339 personsGuyana: 826,353 personsHong Kong: 7,442,734 personsHonduras: 10,644,851 personsCroatia: 3,896,023 personsHaiti: 11,637,398 personsHungary: 9,686,464 personsIndonesia: 281,190,067 personsIreland: 5,196,630 personsIsrael: 9,256,314 personsIsle of Man: 84,165 personsIndia: 1,438,069,596 personsIraq: 45,074,049 personsIran: 90,608,707 personsIceland: 387,558 personsItaly: 59,499,453 personsJamaica: 2,839,786 personsJordan: 11,439,214 personsJapan: 124,370,947 personsKenya: 55,339,003 personsKyrgyzstan: 7,073,516 personsCambodia: 17,423,880 personsKiribati: 132,530 personsNorth Korea: 26,418,204 personsSouth Korea: 51,748,739 personsKuwait: 4,838,782 personsCayman Islands: 73,038 personsKazakhstan: 20,330,104 personsLaos: 7,664,992 personsLebanon: 5,773,492 personsSri Lanka: 22,971,617 personsLiberia: 5,493,031 personsLesotho: 2,311,472 personsLithuania: 2,854,099 personsLuxembourg: 665,098 personsLatvia: 1,882,396 personsLibya: 7,305,659 personsMorocco: 37,712,505 personsMoldova: 3,067,070 personsMontenegro: 633,552 personsMadagascar: 31,195,932 personsNorth Macedonia: 1,831,802 personsMali: 23,769,127 personsMyanmar: 54,133,798 personsMongolia: 3,431,932 personsMauritania: 5,022,442 personsMauritius: 1,273,588 personsMalawi: 21,104,482 personsMexico: 129,739,759 personsMalaysia: 35,126,298 personsMozambique: 33,635,160 personsNamibia: 2,963,095 personsNew Caledonia: 289,870 personsNiger: 26,159,867 personsNigeria: 227,882,945 personsNicaragua: 6,823,613 personsNetherlands: 18,092,524 personsNorway: 5,519,167 personsNepal: 29,694,614 personsNew Zealand: 5,172,836 personsOman: 5,049,269 personsPanama: 4,458,759 personsPeru: 33,845,617 personsFrench Polynesia: 281,118 personsPapua New Guinea: 10,389,635 personsPhilippines: 114,891,199 personsPakistan: 247,504,495 personsPoland: 38,762,844 personsPuerto Rico: 3,242,022 personsPalestine: 5,409,202 personsPortugal: 10,430,738 personsPalau: 17,727 personsParaguay: 6,844,146 personsQatar: 2,979,082 personsRomania: 19,118,479 personsSerbia: 6,773,201 personsRussia: 145,440,500 personsRwanda: 13,954,472 personsSaudi Arabia: 33,264,292 personsSolomon Islands: 800,006 personsSudan: 50,042,791 personsSweden: 10,551,494 personsSingapore: 5,789,090 personsSlovenia: 2,118,396 personsSlovakia: 5,518,054 personsSierra Leone: 8,460,512 personsSenegal: 18,077,573 personsSomalia: 18,358,615 personsSuriname: 628,886 personsSouth Sudan: 11,483,374 personsEl Salvador: 6,309,624 personsSyria: 23,594,623 personsEswatini: 1,230,506 personsChad: 19,319,064 personsTogo: 9,304,338 personsThailand: 71,702,435 personsTajikistan: 10,389,798 personsTimor-Leste: 1,384,286 personsTurkmenistan: 7,364,438 personsTunisia: 12,200,431 personsTürkiye: 87,270,502 personsTrinidad and Tobago: 1,502,932 personsTaiwan: 23,317,145 personsTanzania: 66,617,606 personsUkraine: 37,732,836 personsUganda: 48,656,601 personsUnited States: 343,477,335 personsUruguay: 3,388,080 personsUzbekistan: 35,652,307 personsVenezuela: 28,300,854 personsVietnam: 100,352,192 personsVanuatu: 320,408 personsSamoa: 216,663 personsYemen: 39,390,799 personsSouth Africa: 63,212,384 personsZambia: 20,723,965 personsZimbabwe: 16,340,822 persons
  • Under 10M
  • 10M to 20M
  • 20M to 50M
  • 50M and over
  • No data
Population, 2023, persons. Taiwan is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the population in Taiwan?

Population in Taiwan was 23.32 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.4% from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Taiwan?

23.67 million in 2019, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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