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Nationality:
noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan (or Taiwanese)

Ethnic groups:
Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%

Languages:
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects

Religions:
mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%

Population:
23,113,901 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 1,875,359/female 1,732,007)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 73.4% (male 8,538,881/female 8,406,716)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 10.9% (male 1,198,591/female 1,320,225) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 37.6 years
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male: 36.9 years
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female: 38.3 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
0.171% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
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Birth rate:
8.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
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Death rate:
7.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
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Net migration rate:
0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
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Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.1 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 179
male: 5.38 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.48 years
country comparison to the world: 51
male: 75.66 years
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female: 81.53 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.16 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 219
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Education expenditures:
NA

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA
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female: NA (2003)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
NA