# Population in Taiwan

Population in Taiwan was 23.32 million in 2023 (estimated). Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `tw`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. 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.
- Note: The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: 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) (https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/un-population-division
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Citation: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/taiwan
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=tw

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 23,317,145 (estimated) |
| 2022 | 23,420,111 (estimated) |
| 2021 | 23,558,333 (estimated) |
| 2020 | 23,663,459 (estimated) |
| 2019 | 23,674,138 (estimated) |
| 2018 | 23,659,305 (estimated) |
| 2017 | 23,632,948 (estimated) |
| 2016 | 23,586,143 (estimated) |
| 2015 | 23,529,254 (estimated) |
| 2014 | 23,472,816 (estimated) |
| 2013 | 23,416,875 (estimated) |
| 2012 | 23,345,961 (estimated) |
| 2011 | 23,273,076 (estimated) |
| 2010 | 23,224,049 (estimated) |
| 2009 | 23,164,361 (estimated) |
| 2008 | 23,086,239 (estimated) |
| 2007 | 23,006,924 (estimated) |
| 2006 | 22,914,634 (estimated) |
| 2005 | 22,824,931 (estimated) |
| 2004 | 22,745,431 (estimated) |
| 2003 | 22,664,125 (estimated) |
| 2002 | 22,566,902 (estimated) |
| 2001 | 22,446,257 (estimated) |
| 2000 | 22,332,870 (estimated) |
| 1999 | 22,203,781 (estimated) |
| 1998 | 22,049,226 (estimated) |
| 1997 | 21,885,328 (estimated) |
| 1996 | 21,709,276 (estimated) |
| 1995 | 21,534,495 (estimated) |
| 1994 | 21,357,140 (estimated) |
| 1993 | 21,174,682 (estimated) |
| 1992 | 20,982,088 (estimated) |
| 1991 | 20,781,750 (estimated) |
| 1990 | 20,594,906 (estimated) |
| 1989 | 20,418,906 (estimated) |
| 1988 | 20,223,647 (estimated) |
| 1987 | 20,015,819 (estimated) |
| 1986 | 19,805,980 (estimated) |
| 1985 | 19,571,687 (estimated) |
| 1984 | 19,306,763 (estimated) |
| 1983 | 19,022,625 (estimated) |
| 1982 | 18,723,985 (estimated) |
| 1981 | 18,412,827 (estimated) |
| 1980 | 18,086,520 (estimated) |
| 1979 | 17,735,781 (estimated) |
| 1978 | 17,373,728 (estimated) |
| 1977 | 17,020,097 (estimated) |
| 1976 | 16,671,499 (estimated) |
| 1975 | 16,365,268 (estimated) |
| 1974 | 16,082,325 (estimated) |
| 1973 | 15,772,696 (estimated) |
| 1972 | 15,450,612 (estimated) |
| 1971 | 15,121,137 (estimated) |
| 1970 | 14,815,744 (estimated) |
| 1969 | 14,523,594 (estimated) |
| 1968 | 14,215,585 (estimated) |
| 1967 | 13,901,470 (estimated) |
| 1966 | 13,537,706 (estimated) |
| 1965 | 13,124,802 (estimated) |
| 1964 | 12,706,674 (estimated) |
| 1963 | 12,285,722 (estimated) |
| 1962 | 11,866,672 (estimated) |
| 1961 | 11,453,500 (estimated) |
| 1960 | 11,046,258 (estimated) |
| 1959 | 10,644,176 (estimated) |
| 1958 | 10,246,156 (estimated) |
| 1957 | 9,850,526 (estimated) |
| 1956 | 9,465,710 (estimated) |
| 1955 | 9,104,134 (estimated) |
| 1954 | 8,767,774 (estimated) |
| 1953 | 8,451,371 (estimated) |
| 1952 | 8,148,990 (estimated) |
| 1951 | 7,862,796 (estimated) |
| 1950 | 7,596,530 (estimated) |