Demographics of Taiwan

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The population of Taiwan is approximately 23.36 million as of April 2025. According to governmental statistics, in the early 21st century, 95% to 97% of Taiwan's population are Han Taiwanese, while about 2.3% are Taiwanese of Austronesian ethnicity. Half the population are followers of one or a mixture of 25 recognized religions. Immigration of Han Chinese to the Penghu Islands started as early as the 12th century. The main island was inhabited by a diversity of Taiwanese indigenous peoples speaking Austronesian languages until Han settlement began in the early 17th century. Soon after, more Han workers mainly from the Minnan region arrived to work in the colony of Dutch Formosa in the southwest of Taiwan. After the Dutch were defeated, the Kingdom of Tungning maintained a significant population of Han settlers in the tens of thousands until the Qing dynasty took over. Under Qing rule, the Han population in Taiwan increased from about 50,000 in the mid-17th century to 2.5 million by 1893...

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