🇹🇼 Taiwan Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Taiwan is 23,011,292, ranking #61 in the world (0.28% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.44% per year. The biggest city is Taipei with 7,871,900 inhabitants.

Live estimate

23,009,044

Growth rate
-0.44%
Density
650
people / km² (1683 / mi²)
Median age
45.4
Fertility rate
0.86
births per woman
Life expectancy
81.1
years

Taiwan population 1950–2100

05.9M11.8M17.8M23.7M19601980200020202040206020802100projection →1950: 7,596,5301955: 9,104,1341960: 11,046,2581965: 13,124,8021970: 14,815,7441975: 16,365,2681980: 18,086,5201985: 19,571,6871990: 20,594,9061995: 21,534,4952000: 22,332,8702005: 22,824,9312010: 23,224,0492015: 23,529,2542020: 23,663,4592025: 23,112,7932030: 22,589,9502035: 21,984,7222040: 21,257,1342045: 20,399,1902050: 19,434,6002055: 18,397,8712060: 17,302,5472065: 16,164,3822070: 15,046,4362075: 13,972,8612080: 12,986,2092085: 12,110,7322090: 11,337,8972095: 10,646,4262100: 10,016,994
Population of Taiwan, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Taiwan is projected to reach 19,434,600, and 10,016,994 by 2100.

Taiwan population by year

YearPopulationGrowthDensity /km²Median age
202623,011,292-0.44%649.945.4
202523,112,793-0.44%652.744.8
202423,213,962-0.43%655.644.2
202323,317,145-0.45%658.543.5
202223,420,111-0.43%661.442.9
202123,558,333-0.75%665.342.3
202023,663,459-0.14%668.341.7
201923,674,1380.05%668.641.1
201823,659,3050.07%668.240.6
201723,632,9480.15%667.440.0
201623,586,1430.24%666.139.5
201523,529,2540.24%664.539.0
201423,472,8160.24%662.938.5
201323,416,8750.23%661.338.0
201223,345,9610.37%659.337.5
201123,273,0760.25%657.237.0
201023,224,0490.17%655.936.5
200923,164,3610.35%654.236.0
200823,086,2390.33%652.035.4
200723,006,9240.36%649.734.9
200622,914,6340.45%647.134.4
200522,824,9310.34%644.633.8
200422,745,4310.36%642.333.3
200322,664,1250.36%640.032.7
200222,566,9020.50%637.332.2
200122,446,2570.57%633.931.7
200022,332,8700.44%630.731.1
199922,203,7810.72%627.030.4
199822,049,2260.68%622.729.8
199721,885,3280.81%618.129.4
199621,709,2760.80%613.128.9
199521,534,4950.81%608.128.5
199421,357,1400.84%603.128.0
199321,174,6820.88%598.027.5
199220,982,0880.95%592.527.0
199120,781,7500.97%586.926.6
199020,594,9060.84%581.626.1
198920,418,9060.88%576.625.6
198820,223,6471.04%571.125.1
198720,015,8191.02%565.324.6
198619,805,9801.09%559.324.2
198519,571,6871.29%552.723.7
198419,306,7631.43%545.223.2
198319,022,6251.53%537.222.8
198218,723,9851.63%528.822.4
198118,412,8271.72%520.022.0
198018,086,5201.86%510.821.6
197917,735,7812.06%500.921.2
197817,373,7282.06%490.620.7
197717,020,0972.05%480.720.2
197616,671,4992.09%470.819.8
197516,365,2681.61%462.219.3
197416,082,3251.88%454.218.9
197315,772,6962.01%445.418.6
197215,450,6122.11%436.318.3
197115,121,1372.20%427.018.0
197014,815,7441.88%418.417.7
196914,523,5942.11%410.217.4
196814,215,5852.18%401.517.2
196713,901,4702.29%392.617.1
196613,537,7063.02%382.316.9
196513,124,8023.17%370.716.7
196412,706,6743.31%358.816.7
196312,285,7223.44%347.016.8
196211,866,6723.51%335.116.9
196111,453,5003.58%323.516.9
196011,046,2583.66%312.016.9
195910,644,1763.76%300.616.8
195810,246,1563.87%289.416.8
19579,850,5264.01%278.216.7
19569,465,7103.96%267.316.8
19559,104,1343.83%257.116.9
19548,767,7743.70%247.617.1
19538,451,3713.65%238.717.3
19528,148,9903.63%230.117.5
19517,862,7963.52%222.117.7
19507,596,5303.37%214.517.7
YearPopulationGrowthDensity /km²Median age
202722,908,339-0.46%646.946.0
202822,803,795-0.46%644.046.6
202922,698,335-0.47%641.047.2
203022,589,950-0.49%638.047.8
203122,477,191-0.51%634.848.4
203222,360,541-0.53%631.549.0
203322,240,592-0.55%628.149.6
203422,115,327-0.58%624.650.1
203521,984,722-0.60%620.950.7
203621,849,951-0.63%617.151.2
203721,709,387-0.66%613.151.7
203821,563,592-0.68%609.052.1
203921,413,102-0.72%604.752.6
204021,257,134-0.75%600.353.0
204121,095,732-0.78%595.853.3
204220,928,646-0.81%591.053.7
204320,756,529-0.84%586.254.0
204420,580,534-0.86%581.254.4
204520,399,190-0.91%576.154.7
204620,213,916-0.92%570.955.1
204720,025,034-0.96%565.555.4
204819,831,992-0.98%560.155.7
204919,635,200-1.02%554.556.0
205019,434,600-1.04%548.856.3
205119,232,504-1.05%543.156.5
205219,028,538-1.08%537.456.8
205318,821,695-1.11%531.557.0
205418,611,286-1.14%525.657.3
205518,397,871-1.17%519.657.5
205618,183,725-1.18%513.557.7
205717,967,686-1.22%507.457.9
205817,748,709-1.24%501.257.9
205917,527,197-1.27%495.057.9
206017,302,547-1.31%488.658.1
206117,075,497-1.34%482.258.3
206216,847,108-1.36%475.858.3
206316,619,264-1.37%469.358.4
206416,391,754-1.39%462.958.4
206516,164,382-1.40%456.558.4
206615,938,480-1.41%450.158.5
206715,713,400-1.43%443.858.5
206815,488,700-1.45%437.458.5
206915,266,324-1.45%431.158.5
207015,046,436-1.46%424.958.4
207114,827,449-1.48%418.758.5
207214,609,394-1.49%412.658.7
207314,394,130-1.48%406.558.8
207414,182,106-1.49%400.558.9
207513,972,861-1.49%394.659.1
207613,767,784-1.47%388.859.3
207713,566,737-1.47%383.159.4
207813,368,750-1.47%377.559.5
207913,174,833-1.45%372.159.6
208012,986,209-1.43%366.759.6
208112,802,198-1.42%361.559.6
208212,622,876-1.40%356.559.5
208312,448,358-1.39%351.559.3
208412,277,383-1.38%346.759.1
208512,110,732-1.35%342.058.9
208611,949,335-1.33%337.558.7
208711,791,992-1.32%333.058.5
208811,637,432-1.32%328.658.3
208911,486,126-1.30%324.458.1
209011,337,897-1.30%320.258.0
209111,193,100-1.27%316.157.8
209211,052,302-1.26%312.157.7
209310,914,506-1.25%308.257.5
209410,779,232-1.24%304.457.4
209510,646,426-1.24%300.757.2
209610,516,285-1.23%297.057.1
209710,388,287-1.22%293.457.0
209810,262,241-1.22%289.856.9
209910,138,469-1.21%286.356.8
210010,016,994-1.20%282.956.8

States & provinces of Taiwan by population

#State / provincePopulationShare
1New Taipei City4,004,36717.4%
2Taichung City2,867,84812.5%
3Taipei City2,494,81310.8%
4Taoyuan2,293,50910.0%
5Changhua1,244,1485.4%
6Pingtung798,0163.5%
7Yunlin664,9632.9%
8Hsinchu588,5352.6%
9Miaoli535,2592.3%
10Chiayi488,0122.1%
11Nantou479,6662.1%
12Hsinchu City453,5362.0%
13Yilan450,0312.0%
14Keelung City362,1771.6%
15Hualien318,7361.4%
16Chiayi City270,2541.2%
17Taitung211,6810.9%
18Kinmen127,7230.6%
19Penghu100,4000.4%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Taiwan

#CityRegionPopulation
1Taipei capitalTaiwan7,871,900
2New Taipei City Taipei4,004,367
3Taichung Taiwan2,850,285
4Kaohsiung Takao2,737,660
5Tainan Taiwan1,856,642
6Banqiao Taipei551,221
7Taoyuan Taiwan475,798
8Hsinchu Taiwan453,536
9Keelung Taiwan362,487
10Fengshan Takao356,463
11Neihu Taiwan274,538
12Chiayi City Taiwan263,188
13Yongkang Taiwan233,730
14Chang-hua Taiwan226,564
15Changhua Taiwan226,564

FAQ

What is the population of Taiwan in 2026?
The population of Taiwan is 23,011,292 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Taiwan?
Taipei is the biggest city in Taiwan with 7,871,900 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Taiwan growing or shrinking?
The population of Taiwan is shrinking at -0.44% per year.

Sources

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