People Of Taiwan

Population 22,749,838 (July 2004 est.)
 
Age structure
0-14 years: 19.9% (male 2,359,467; female 2,167,438)
15-64 years: 70.7% (male 8,149,231; female 7,924,774)
65 years and over: 9.4% (male 1,091,473; female 1,057,455) (2004 est.)
 
Median age
total: 33.7 years
male: 33.3 years
female: 34.1 years (2004 est.)
 
Population growth rate 0.64% (2004 est.)
 
Birth rate 12.7 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Death rate 6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
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: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
 
Infant mortality rate
total: 6.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 7.21 deaths/1,000 live births
 
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.31 years
female: 80.08 years (2004 est.)
 
Total fertility rate 1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.)
 
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA
 
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA
 
HIV/AIDS - deaths NA
 
Nationality
noun: Chinese/Taiwanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese/Taiwanese
 
Ethnic groups Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, aborigine 2%
 
Religions mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
 
Languages Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
 
Literacy
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Taiwan
local short form: T'ai-wan
local long form: none
former: Formosa
 

 

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