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Population: |
22,894,384 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 19.7% (male 2,349,077/female 2,156,755)
15-64 years: 70.7% (male 8,205,933/female 7,980,056)
65 years and over: 9.6% (male 1,107,708/female 1,094,855) (2005 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 34.14 years
male: 33.71 years
female: 34.57 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
0.63% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
12.64 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate: |
6.38 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 77.26 years
male: 74.49 years
female: 80.28 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
1.57 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example: he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan |
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Ethnic groups: |
Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, aborigine 2% |
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Religions: |
mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
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Languages: |
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1% (2003)
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