The current population of Taiwan is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Taiwan 2025 population is estimated at 23,112,793 people at mid-year.
Taiwan population is equivalent to 0.28% of the total world population.
Taiwan ranks number 61 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Taiwan is 653 per Km² (1,691 people per mi²).
The total land area is 35,410 Km² (13,672 sq. miles).
84.03% of the population is urban (19,421,267 people in 2025)
The median age in Taiwan is 44.8 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Taiwan (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Taiwan Global Rank
2025	23,112,793	−0.44%	−101,169	−20,947	44.8	0.86	653	84%	19,421,267	0.28%	8,231,613,070	61
2024	23,213,962	−0.44%	−103,183	−25,832	44.2	0.86	656	83.2%	19,307,854	0.28%	8,161,972,572	60
2023	23,317,145	−0.44%	−102,966	−32,777	43.5	0.87	658	82.3%	19,189,289	0.29%	8,091,734,930	59
2022	23,420,111	−0.52%	−121,674	−24,930	42.9	0.87	661	81.4%	19,065,559	0.29%	8,021,407,192	57
2020	23,663,459	0.11%	26,841	−21,224	41.7	0.99	668	79.5%	18,802,314	0.30%	7,887,001,292	57
2015	23,529,254	0.26%	61,041	10,681	39	1.19	664	76.8%	18,064,348	0.31%	7,470,491,872	55
2010	23,224,049	0.35%	79,824	17,969	36.5	0.92	656	74.3%	17,254,388	0.33%	7,021,732,148	51
2005	22,824,931	0.44%	98,412	13,157	33.8	1.13	645	71.6%	16,339,969	0.35%	6,586,970,132	47
2000	22,332,870	0.73%	159,675	−45,743	31.1	1.47	631	68.3%	15,258,841	0.36%	6,171,702,993	46
1995	21,534,495	0.9%	187,918	−38,021	28.5	1.78	608	67.4%	14,516,273	0.37%	5,758,878,982	44
1990	20,594,906	1.02%	204,644	−62,876	26.1	1.79	582	65.3%	13,457,894	0.39%	5,327,803,110	41
1985	19,571,687	1.59%	297,033	−8,777	23.7	1.88	553	56.4%	11,043,738	0.40%	4,868,943,465	40
1980	18,086,520	2.02%	344,251	−9,653	21.6	2.53	511	47.7%	8,631,549	0.41%	4,447,606,236	38
1975	16,365,267	2.01%	309,904	−54,146	19.3	2.97	462	39.5%	6,458,027	0.40%	4,070,735,277	36
1970	14,815,745	2.45%	338,189	−39,483	17.7	3.98	418	36.2%	5,360,607	0.40%	3,694,683,794	36
1965	13,124,802	3.51%	415,709	70,592	16.7	4.99	371	32.6%	4,282,804	0.39%	3,334,533,703	36
1960	11,046,258	3.94%	388,425	60,801	16.9	5.79	312	30.4%	3,361,618	0.37%	3,015,470,894	38
1955	9,104,134	3.69%	301,521	22,736	16.9	6.59	257	28.8%	2,623,092	0.33%	2,740,213,792	42

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Taiwan Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Taiwan Global Rank
2030	22,589,950	−0.46%	−104,569	−3,770	47.8	0.89	638	88.1%	19,901,735	0.26%	8,569,124,911	65
2035	21,984,722	−0.54%	−121,046	3,046	50.7	0.94	621	91.9%	20,210,297	0.25%	8,885,210,181	67
2040	21,257,134	−0.67%	−145,518	6,967	53	0.99	600	95.5%	20,291,254	0.23%	9,177,190,203	69
2045	20,399,190	−0.82%	−171,589	5,621	54.7	1.04	576	98.9%	20,170,795	0.22%	9,439,639,668	76
2050	19,434,600	−0.96%	−192,918	6,774	56.3	1.07	549			0.20%	9,664,378,587	76

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Taiwan Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Taiwan

Life Expectancy

80.9 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

3.0

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

4.2

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Taiwan

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	City	Population
1	Taipei	7,871,900
2	Kaohsiung	1,519,711
3	Taichung	1,040,725
4	Tainan	771,235
5	Banqiao	543,342
6	Hsinchu	404,109
7	Taoyuan City	402,014
8	Keelung	397,515
9	Hualien City	350,468
10	Neihu	271,594
11	Yongkang	233,730
12	Bade	209,148
13	Xizhi	204,619
14	Shulin	180,044
15	Yuanlin	124,725
16	Sanxia	115,185
17	Nantou	105,682
18	Douliu	104,723
19	Daxi	94,222
20	Yilan	94,188
21	Yingge	87,920
22	Puli	86,406
23	Wufeng	65,567
24	Magong	56,435
25	Donggang	47,746
26	Jincheng	37,507
27	Hengchun	31,288
28	Zhongxing New Village	25,549
29	Sanzhi	23,452
30	Lugu	17,746
31	Yujing	16,597

Notes

The Taiwan Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Taiwan delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Taiwan (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Taiwan in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Taiwan Population (LIVE)