Has the population peaked? in Taiwan
Taiwan: Has the population peaked? was 23.32 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Has the population peaked? in Taiwan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, has the population peaked? in Taiwan stood at 23.32 million people.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Taiwan peaked at 23.67 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.60 million people, in 1950.
Taiwan ranks 59th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.01 million people | 7.60 million people | 10.64 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.87 million people | 11.05 million people | 14.52 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.24 million people | 14.82 million people | 17.74 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.36 million people | 18.09 million people | 20.42 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.43 million people | 20.59 million people | 22.20 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.78 million people | 22.33 million people | 23.16 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.48 million people | 23.22 million people | 23.67 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.49 million people | 23.32 million people | 23.66 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More population data for Taiwan
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 301,946 people (2100)
- Population density 282.89 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth -0.3% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.3% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is has the population peaked? in Taiwan?
- Has the population peaked? in Taiwan was 23.32 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.67 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.60 million people in 1950.
- How does Taiwan rank for has the population peaked??
- Taiwan ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.