| Population: |
22,370,461 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
21.22% (male 2,470,270; female 2,276,108)
15-64 years:
69.97% (male 7,944,451; female 7,707,250)
65 years and over:
8.81% (male 1,034,230; female 938,152) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.8% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
14.31 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.1 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
6.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
76.54 years
male:
73.81 years
female:
79.51 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.76 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Chinese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Chinese
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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:
86% (1980 est.); note - literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.)
male:
93% (1980 est.)
female:
79% (1980 est.)
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