Taiwan Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of Taiwan population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Taiwan in 2023 is 23,923,276, a 0.13% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Taiwan in 2022 was 23,893,394, a 0.14% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Taiwan in 2021 was 23,859,912, a 0.16% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Taiwan in 2020 was 23,821,464, a 0.18% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2023 Population
United States 339,996,563
Japan 123,294,513
Germany 83,294,633
United Kingdom 67,736,802
France 64,756,584
Italy 58,870,762
South Korea 51,784,059
Spain 47,519,628
Argentina 45,773,884
Poland 41,026,067
Canada 38,781,291
Saudi Arabia 36,947,025
Australia 26,439,111
Taiwan 23,923,276
Chile 19,629,590
Netherlands 17,618,299
Belgium 11,686,140
Sweden 10,612,086
Greece 10,341,277
Portugal 10,247,605
Hungary 10,156,239
UAE 9,516,871
Israel 9,174,520
Austria 8,958,960
Switzerland 8,796,669
Hong Kong 7,491,609
Singapore 6,014,723
Denmark 5,910,913
Finland 5,545,475
Norway 5,474,360
New Zealand 5,228,100
Ireland 5,056,935
Oman 4,644,384
Panama 4,468,087
Kuwait 4,310,108
Croatia 4,008,617
Uruguay 3,423,108
Puerto Rico 3,260,314
Lithuania 2,718,352
Qatar 2,716,391
Slovenia 2,119,675
Latvia 1,830,211
Trinidad and Tobago 1,534,937
Bahrain 1,485,509
Estonia 1,322,765
Cyprus 1,260,138
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 654,768
Malta 535,064
Bahamas 412,623
Iceland 375,318
French Polynesia 308,872
New Caledonia 292,991
Barbados 281,995
Curacao 192,077
Guam 172,952
Seychelles 107,660
Aruba 106,277
Antigua and Barbuda 94,298
Isle of Man 84,710
Andorra 80,088
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 64,069
Greenland 56,643
Faroe Islands 53,270
Northern Mariana Islands 49,796
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,062
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,222
Liechtenstein 39,584
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 33,642
Gibraltar 32,688
British Virgin Islands 31,538
Palau 18,058
Taiwan - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 23,923,276 0.13%
2022 23,893,394 0.14%
2021 23,859,912 0.16%
2020 23,821,464 0.18%
2019 23,777,737 0.22%
2018 23,726,185 0.26%
2017 23,665,024 0.30%
2016 23,594,471 0.35%
2015 23,512,136 0.38%
2014 23,422,513 0.40%
2013 23,330,334 0.41%
2012 23,234,058 0.39%
2011 23,143,071 0.26%
2010 23,083,083 0.17%
2009 23,044,082 0.20%
2008 22,998,321 0.24%
2007 22,942,308 0.29%
2006 22,874,975 0.35%
2005 22,796,306 0.41%
2004 22,703,099 0.48%
2003 22,593,681 0.55%
2002 22,469,616 0.61%
2001 22,333,125 0.62%
2000 22,194,731 0.62%
1999 22,057,214 0.66%
1998 21,913,672 0.68%
1997 21,764,843 0.71%
1996 21,612,429 0.73%
1995 21,455,813 0.76%
1994 21,293,437 0.79%
1993 21,125,717 0.83%
1992 20,952,222 0.87%
1991 20,770,620 0.90%
1990 20,586,174 0.89%
1989 20,404,386 0.96%
1988 20,211,361 1.08%
1987 19,995,931 1.18%
1986 19,761,790 1.28%
1985 19,511,876 1.36%
1984 19,249,250 1.44%
1983 18,976,104 1.52%
1982 18,692,874 1.59%
1981 18,400,556 1.66%
1980 18,100,281 1.72%
1979 17,793,465 1.78%
1978 17,482,884 1.81%
1977 17,171,482 1.84%
1976 16,860,821 1.87%
1975 16,551,774 1.90%
1974 16,243,905 1.95%
1973 15,933,845 2.03%
1972 15,617,414 2.13%
1971 15,292,065 2.23%
1970 14,957,870 2.33%
1969 14,617,237 2.43%
1968 14,271,112 2.54%
1967 13,917,831 2.97%
1966 13,515,900 3.41%
1965 13,070,708 3.48%
1964 12,630,946 3.53%
1963 12,200,148 3.57%
1962 11,779,051 3.58%
1961 11,371,850 3.54%
1960 10,983,147 3.49%
1959 10,612,773 3.47%
1958 10,256,963 3.51%
1957 9,909,453 3.58%
1956 9,567,049 3.66%
1955 9,229,462 3.73%
1954 8,897,776 3.80%
1953 8,572,131 3.89%
1952 8,251,039 3.99%
1951 7,934,689 4.09%
1950 7,623,130 0.00%