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Taiwan
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 2 206 (2024)
Inflation rate
2.2% (2024)
Unemployment rate
3.4% (2024)
Gini coefficient
33.9 (2023)
Area (sq. km)
Total area
35 980
Land area
32 260
Water area
3 720
Popular payment systems
- Revolut
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- Instagram
- Threads
Age structure
0-14 years
12.1%
15-64 years
69%
65+ years
18.8%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Buddhism
Non-religious
18.2%
Current as of
2005
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Time zone
UTC+8
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
TW
Capital
Taipei
Average consumer spendings
Food products
13.8%
Alcohol and tobacco
2.5%
Current as of
2023
Population and society
Population size
23 595 274 (2024)
Male population
11 606 491
Female population
11 988 783
Population growth rate
0.03% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
7.3 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
8.1 (2024)
Urbanization
80.1% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
AA- (2016)
Moody's
Aa3 (1994)
Standard & Poors
AA- (2002)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
44.4%
iOS
55.03%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+886
Internet domain
.tw
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
43 (2023)
Internet user penetration
90% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
25% (2019)
Last update: 2025-08-11