Official statistics for Taiwan, with sources: national population, income and prices, economy, plus tables of population, age, income, household spending for 22 counties and cities. Every number comes with the location of the original file from the government office or international organization and the date it was fetched.
See Taiwan on the 3D map and trace numbers to the original sources| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 23.01 million people | 2026 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| People aged 15–34 | 4.98 million people | 2026 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Median age | 45.41 years old | 2026 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Share of people living in cities | 62 % | 2025 | Asian Development Bank KIDB |
| Household consumption per 1 person (price-adjusted) | 26,340 International dollars | 2021 | World Bank ICP |
| GDP per 1 person (price-adjusted) | 90,018 International dollars | 2025 | Asian Development Bank KIDB |
| Price level of everyday goods (world average =100) | 82.72 | 2021 | World Bank ICP |
| Inflation (1 year) | 1.66 % | 2025 | Asian Development Bank KIDB |
| Economic growth (1 year) | 8.68 % | 2025 | Asian Development Bank KIDB |
| Share of people using the internet | 96.7 % | 2024 | UN SDG |
| Share of people with an account or mobile money | 95.62 % | 2024 | UN SDG |
| International visitors | 8.57 million people | 2025 | Asian Development Bank KIDB |
| Income inequality (Gini coefficient) | 31.57 | 2021 | Asian Development Bank KIDB |
| Unemployment rate | 3.35 % | 2025 | Asian Development Bank KIDB |
Sorted by population. “―” means there is no figure, or the figure is not published here because its terms of use are unclear.
| counties and cities | Population people · 2026 | Population per 1km² (population density) people/km² · 2026 | Share of people aged 0–14 % · 2026 | Share of people aged 65+ % · 2026 | Affluence: average disposable income per 1 household New Taiwan dollars/household/year (nominal) · 2025 | Share of household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages % · 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Taipei City | 4.04 million | 1,966 | 10.5 | 20.57 | 1.26 million | 12.9 |
| Taichung County | 2.87 million | 1,294 | 12.47 | 17.94 | 1.22 million | 13.02 |
| Kaohsiung County | 2.71 million | 917.0 | 10.6 | 21.35 | 1.21 million | 13.64 |
| Taipei | 2.42 million | 8,910 | 11.67 | 24.76 | 1.55 million | 14.79 |
| Taoyuan | 2.36 million | 1,931 | 12.81 | 17.28 | 1.28 million | 14.98 |
| Tainan County | 1.85 million | 842.5 | 10.87 | 21.07 | 1.04 million | 15.08 |
| Changhua County | 1.20 million | 1,118 | 11.16 | 20.96 | 922,379 | 17.21 |
| Pingtung County | 778,014 | 280.3 | 9.89 | 22.39 | 965,466 | 16.39 |
| Yunlin County | 646,458 | 500.8 | 10.31 | 22.25 | 935,705 | 15.55 |
| Hsinchu County | 598,316 | 419.1 | 14.47 | 15.47 | 1.57 million | 12.4 |
| Miaoli County | 529,282 | 290.8 | 11.08 | 20.76 | 1.17 million | 17.15 |
| Chiayi County | 469,622 | 246.7 | 8.06 | 24.74 | 889,260 | 20.79 |
| Nantou County | 466,401 | 113.6 | 9.96 | 23.38 | 916,281 | 16.31 |
| Hsinchu City | 455,783 | 4,376 | 14.82 | 16.61 | 1.60 million | 15.59 |
| Yilan County | 448,065 | 209.0 | 10.77 | 21.29 | 997,168 | 16.55 |
| Keelung | 357,905 | 2,696 | 9.07 | 23.01 | 982,179 | 14.83 |
| Hualien County | 310,777 | 67.1 | 10.49 | 22.14 | 900,801 | 15 |
| Chiayi City | 261,453 | 4,355 | 11.89 | 20.43 | 1.21 million | 14.6 |
| Taitung County | 207,626 | 59.1 | 10.59 | 21.43 | 825,085 | 16.98 |
| Fujian | 137,208 | 904.7 | 7.54 | 20.37 | ― | ― |
| Penghu Islands | 106,529 | 839.7 | 9.26 | 21.74 | 955,205 | 20.11 |
| Matsu Islands | 13,625 | 473.1 | 9.01 | 17.72 | ― | ― |
| Indicator | Latest value | Month | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business conditions (national survey, 50 = neutral) | 55.6 | 2026-08 | National Development Council |
| Consumer confidence (national survey; scale differs by country) | 65.01 | 2026-08 | National Central University, Taiwan Economic Development Research Center |
| Inflation (compared with the same month a year earlier) | 2.54 | 2026-07 | World Bank |
| Retail sales value (year on year) | 4.81 | 2026-08 | Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| Unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) | 3.33 | 2026-07 | World Bank |
Religion (2020, Pew Research Center 2025「Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020」): Other religions (Sikhism, Taoism, Shinto, Jainism, Bahá'í, folk religions, etc.) 51.7%, No religion (no particular faith) 23.1%, Buddhism 19.2%, Christianity 5.5%, Islam 0.5%
Languages (2020, Taiwan DGBAS (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taiwan) 2020 Population and Housing Census Table 6): Chinese (Standard Mandarin) 66.4%, Taiwanese (Taiwanese Hokkien) 31.7%, Hakka 1.5%, Taiwanese Indigenous languages 0.2%, Other languages 0.2%
All figures for Taiwan (CSV, with source and licence columns). One row per number, with the URL of the original file, the location inside it, the date fetched and a fingerprint. When you use them, follow the terms of use of each source.
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