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Taiwan population, 1950 to 2100

Taiwan peaked at about 23.7 million people in 2019 and had 23.3 million in 2023. The UN projects 19.4 million by 2050 and 10.0 million by 2100.

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  • Taiwan: 7.6M in 1950, 10.0M in 2100 (projected). The latest estimate is 23.3M in 2023. It peaked at 23.7M in 2019.

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Taiwan's population roughly tripled from about 7.6 million in 1950 to 16.4 million in 1975 and 22.3 million in 2000. It then crept up to a peak of about 23.7 million in 2019 and has slipped every year since, to about 23.3 million in 2023. The turn is small so far, only a few hundred thousand people, but it marks the first sustained decline in the series.

The UN's medium projection accelerates that fall: about 22.6 million in 2030, 19.4 million in 2050, 14.0 million in 2075 and 10.0 million in 2100, less than half of today's total. Taiwan's world rank drops from 49th in 1950 to 59th in 2023, then a projected 76th in 2050 and 101st in 2100. Figures are from UN World Population Prospects 2024, with projections after 2023.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Taiwan's population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇹🇼 Taiwan
19507.6M
19517.9M
19528.2M
19538.5M
19548.8M
19559.1M
19569.5M
19579.9M
195810.3M
195910.6M
196011.1M
196111.5M
196211.9M
196312.3M
196412.7M
196513.1M
196613.5M
196713.9M
196814.2M
196914.5M
197014.8M
197115.1M
197215.5M
197315.8M
197416.1M
197516.4M
197616.7M
197717.0M
197817.4M
197917.7M
198018.1M
198118.4M
198218.7M
198319.0M
198419.3M
198519.6M
198619.8M
198720.0M
198820.2M
198920.4M
199020.6M
199120.8M
199221.0M
199321.2M
199421.4M
199521.5M
199621.7M
199721.9M
199822.1M
199922.2M
200022.3M
200122.5M
200222.6M
200322.7M
200422.8M
200522.8M
200622.9M
200723.0M
200823.1M
200923.2M
201023.2M
201123.3M
201223.4M
201323.4M
201423.5M
201523.5M
201623.6M
201723.6M
201823.7M
201923.7M
202023.7M
202123.6M
202223.4M
202323.3M
202423.2M
202523.1M
202623.0M
202722.9M
202822.8M
202922.7M
203022.6M
203122.5M
203222.4M
203322.2M
203422.1M
203522.0M
203621.9M
203721.7M
203821.6M
203921.4M
204021.3M
204121.1M
204220.9M
204320.8M
204420.6M
204520.4M
204620.2M
204720.0M
204819.8M
204919.6M
205019.4M
205119.2M
205219.0M
205318.8M
205418.6M
205518.4M
205618.2M
205718.0M
205817.8M
205917.5M
206017.3M
206117.1M
206216.9M
206316.6M
206416.4M
206516.2M
206615.9M
206715.7M
206815.5M
206915.3M
207015.1M
207114.8M
207214.6M
207314.4M
207414.2M
207514.0M
207613.8M
207713.6M
207813.4M
207913.2M
208013.0M
208112.8M
208212.6M
208312.5M
208412.3M
208512.1M
208612.0M
208711.8M
208811.6M
208911.5M
209011.3M
209111.2M
209211.1M
209310.9M
209410.8M
209510.7M
209610.5M
209710.4M
209810.3M
209910.1M
210010.0M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Taiwan?

Taiwan's population was about 23.3 million in 2023, the latest UN estimate. That ranked it 59th in the world. Years after 2023 are projections.

How much will Taiwan's population fall by 2100?

The UN projects about 19.4 million people in 2050 and about 10.0 million in 2100, down from a peak of about 23.7 million in 2019. These are medium-variant projections.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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