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Taiwan:
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Other pages in this profile of Taiwan:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 22,920,946 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 710.5 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 17.3% (male 2,057,458/female 1,900,449) 15-64 years: 72.3% (male 8,362,038/female 8,204,834) 65 years and over: 10.5% (male 1,167,476/female 1,228,691) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 36 years male: 35.5 years female: 36.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.238% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 8.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.65 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 5.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 77.76 years male: 74.89 years female: 80.89 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.13 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Taiwan (singular and plural) note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan adjective: Taiwan |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2% |
Religions |
Definition mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
Languages |
Definition Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.1% male: NA female: NA (2003) |
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