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Population in Taiwan

Taiwan: Population was 23.32 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
23.32 million people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
59th
of 238 countries
All-time high
23.67 million people
in 2019
All-time low
99,087 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Taiwan, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 23.32 million people for population in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Taiwan peaked at 23.67 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99,087 people, in 1000.

Taiwan ranks 59th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 99,087 people 99,087 people 99,087 people 1
1100s 118,905 people 118,905 people 118,905 people 1
1200s 138,722 people 138,722 people 138,722 people 1
1300s 158,540 people 158,540 people 158,540 people 1
1400s 178,357 people 178,357 people 178,357 people 1
1500s 198,175 people 198,175 people 198,175 people 1
1600s 198,175 people 198,175 people 198,175 people 1
1700s 990,877 people 990,877 people 990,877 people 1
1710s 1.13 million people 1.13 million people 1.13 million people 1
1720s 1.19 million people 1.19 million people 1.19 million people 1
1730s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1740s 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 1
1750s 1.38 million people 1.38 million people 1.38 million people 1
1760s 1.46 million people 1.46 million people 1.46 million people 1
1770s 1.53 million people 1.53 million people 1.53 million people 1
1780s 1.61 million people 1.61 million people 1.61 million people 1
1790s 1.70 million people 1.70 million people 1.70 million people 1
1800s 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 10
1810s 2.01 million people 2.00 million people 2.01 million people 10
1820s 2.04 million people 2.02 million people 2.06 million people 10
1830s 2.09 million people 2.06 million people 2.12 million people 10
1840s 2.16 million people 2.13 million people 2.19 million people 10
1850s 2.23 million people 2.20 million people 2.26 million people 10
1860s 2.29 million people 2.26 million people 2.32 million people 10
1870s 2.36 million people 2.33 million people 2.39 million people 10
1880s 2.43 million people 2.39 million people 2.48 million people 10
1890s 2.62 million people 2.50 million people 2.77 million people 10
1900s 2.99 million people 2.81 million people 3.18 million people 10
1910s 3.42 million people 3.23 million people 3.59 million people 10
1920s 3.97 million people 3.64 million people 4.38 million people 10
1930s 5.06 million people 4.49 million people 5.67 million people 10
1940s 6.33 million people 5.83 million people 7.12 million people 10
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

  1. 56 Niger 26.16 million people compare
  2. 57 Mali 23.77 million people compare
  3. 58 Syria 23.59 million people compare
  4. 60 Burkina Faso 23.03 million people compare
  5. 61 Sri Lanka 22.97 million people compare
  6. 62 Malawi 21.10 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Taiwan?
Population in Taiwan was 23.32 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 23.67 million people in 2019.
What is the lowest population recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 99,087 people in 1000.
How does Taiwan rank for population?
Taiwan ranks 59th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Taiwan data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.