Taiwan Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Taiwan vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Taiwan	World
1960	-	22.5
1961	-	22.5
1962	-	22.4
1963	-	22.2
1964	-	22
1965	-	21.8
1966	-	21.7
1967	-	21.6
1968	-	21.5
1969	-	21.5
1970	-	21.4
1971	-	21.4
1972	-	21.5
1973	-	21.5
1974	20.8	21.6
1975	21.2	21.7
1976	21.5	21.9
1977	21.9	22
1978	22.3	22.2
1979	22.6	22.3
1980	23	22.5
1981	23.4	22.6
1982	23.8	22.7
1983	24.1	22.9
1984	24.6	23
1985	25.1	23.2
1986	25.6	23.3
1987	26.1	23.4
1988	26.5	23.6
1989	27	23.8
1990	27.5	23.9
1991	28	24.1
1992	28.4	24.3
1993	28.9	24.5
1994	29.4	24.7
1995	29.8	25
1996	30.3	25.2
1997	30.7	25.4
1998	31.2	25.7
1999	31.6	25.9
2000	32.1	26.1
2001	32.6	26.3
2002	33.1	26.5
2003	33.6	26.7
2004	34.1	27
2005	34.7	27.2
2006	35.2	27.4
2007	35.8	27.6
2008	36.3	27.8
2009	36.8	28
2010	37.4	28.2
2011	37.9	28.4
2012	38.3	28.6
2013	38.9	28.9
2014	39.3	29.1
2015	39.9	29.3
2016	40.4	29.5
2017	41	29.8
2018	41.5	30
2019	42.1	30.3
2020	42.7	30.6
2021	43.3	30.8
2022	43.9	31
2023	44.5	31.3
2024	45.1	31.6
2025	45.8	31.9
2026	46.4	32.1
2027	47	32.3
2028	47.6	32.6
2029	48.2	32.8
2030	48.8	33
2031	49.4	33.2
2032	50	33.4
2033	50.6	33.6
2034	51.1	33.8
2035	51.7	34
2036	52.2	34.2
2037	52.7	34.4
2038	53.1	34.6
2039	53.6	34.8
2040	54	35
2041	54.3	35.2
2042	54.7	35.4
2043	55	35.6
2044	55.4	35.8
2045	55.7	36
2046	56.1	36.2
2047	56.4	36.4
2048	56.7	36.6
2049	57	36.8
2050	57.3	37.1

In 1974, the median age in Taiwan was 20.8 years compared to the world's average of 21.6 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 45.1 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 62nd for median age 50 years ago (old to young), Taiwan ranks 16th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Taiwan is expected to increase to around 57.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Taiwan demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Taiwan
	Male	Female
0-4	1.63%	1.52%
5-9	2.19%	2.03%
10-14	2.25%	2.1%
15-19	2.26%	2.08%
20-24	2.79%	2.56%
25-29	3.34%	3.11%
30-34	3.55%	3.31%
35-39	3.45%	3.36%
40-44	4.13%	4.24%
45-49	4.09%	4.27%
50-54	3.63%	3.84%
55-59	3.68%	3.89%
60-64	3.63%	3.91%
65-69	3.19%	3.56%
70-74	2.52%	2.94%
75-79	1.35%	1.66%
80+	1.59%	2.38%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Taiwan has low demographic potential with 34.7% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 187/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Taiwan			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	-	-	-	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	-	-	-	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	-	-	-	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	-	-	-	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	-	-	-	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	-	-	-	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	-	-	-	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	-	-	-	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	-	-	-	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	-	-	-	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	-	-	-	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	-	-	-	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	-	-	-	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	-	-	-	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	65.5%	59.9%	5.58%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	63.6%	57.9%	5.73%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	62.2%	56.3%	5.9%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	60.8%	54.6%	6.16%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	59.4%	53.1%	6.36%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	58.4%	51.8%	6.57%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	57.3%	50.5%	6.74%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	56.3%	49.4%	6.9%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	55.7%	48.7%	7.08%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	55%	47.8%	7.25%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	54%	46.5%	7.47%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	53%	45.3%	7.74%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	52.2%	44.1%	8.04%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	51.4%	43%	8.39%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	50.8%	42.2%	8.66%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	50.3%	41.3%	8.96%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	49.9%	40.6%	9.32%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	49%	39.2%	9.73%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	48.3%	38.2%	10.1%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	47.6%	37.1%	10.5%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	46.6%	35.8%	10.8%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	45.8%	34.6%	11.1%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	44.9%	33.5%	11.4%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	44.2%	32.6%	11.6%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	43.3%	31.5%	11.8%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	42.6%	30.6%	12%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	42.3%	30%	12.3%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	42.1%	29.6%	12.5%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	41.7%	28.9%	12.8%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	41%	27.9%	13%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	40.5%	27.2%	13.3%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	39.7%	26.1%	13.6%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	39.1%	25.2%	13.9%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	38.4%	24.3%	14.1%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	37.7%	23.3%	14.4%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	36.9%	22.4%	14.6%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	35.8%	21.3%	14.6%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	35.1%	20.4%	14.7%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	34.7%	19.7%	15%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	34.9%	19.3%	15.5%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	35.1%	18.9%	16.2%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	35.3%	18.4%	16.9%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	36.1%	18.2%	18%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	37%	18%	19%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	37.9%	17.8%	20.1%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	39%	17.7%	21.2%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	40.2%	17.6%	22.5%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	41.3%	17.5%	23.8%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	42.2%	17.2%	25%	54%	39%	15%
2023	43.4%	17.1%	26.3%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	44.7%	17%	27.8%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Taiwan increased from 40.5% to 44.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Taiwan working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Taiwan	World
1960	-	57.6%
1961	-	57.5%
1962	-	57.4%
1963	-	57.2%
1964	-	57%
1965	-	56.9%
1966	-	56.8%
1967	-	56.9%
1968	-	56.9%
1969	-	56.9%
1970	-	57%
1971	-	57.1%
1972	-	57.2%
1973	-	57.3%
1974	60.4%	57.3%
1975	61.1%	57.4%
1976	61.7%	57.5%
1977	62.2%	57.7%
1978	62.7%	58%
1979	63.1%	58.4%
1980	63.6%	58.7%
1981	64%	59%
1982	64.2%	59.3%
1983	64.5%	59.6%
1984	64.9%	59.9%
1985	65.3%	60.1%
1986	65.7%	60.4%
1987	66.1%	60.5%
1988	66.3%	60.7%
1989	66.5%	60.8%
1990	66.7%	60.9%
1991	67.1%	61%
1992	67.4%	61.1%
1993	67.8%	61.2%
1994	68.2%	61.3%
1995	68.6%	61.5%
1996	69%	61.7%
1997	69.3%	61.9%
1998	69.8%	62.2%
1999	70.1%	62.5%
2000	70.3%	62.8%
2001	70.4%	63.1%
2002	70.6%	63.4%
2003	70.9%	63.7%
2004	71.2%	64%
2005	71.6%	64.3%
2006	71.9%	64.5%
2007	72.2%	64.7%
2008	72.6%	64.9%
2009	73%	65%
2010	73.6%	65.1%
2011	74%	65.2%
2012	74.2%	65.2%
2013	74.2%	65.2%
2014	74%	65.2%
2015	73.9%	65.1%
2016	73.5%	65.1%
2017	73%	65%
2018	72.5%	64.9%
2019	72%	64.9%
2020	71.3%	64.8%
2021	70.8%	64.9%
2022	70.3%	64.9%
2023	69.7%	65%
2024	69.1%	65.1%
2025	68.4%	65.2%
2026	67.8%	65.3%
2027	67.3%	65.4%
2028	66.8%	65.4%
2029	66.2%	65.4%
2030	65.8%	65.4%
2031	65.3%	65.4%
2032	64.9%	65.4%
2033	64.4%	65.4%
2034	63.9%	65.3%
2035	63.3%	65.2%
2036	62.8%	65%
2037	62.2%	64.9%
2038	61.6%	64.7%
2039	61%	64.6%
2040	60.5%	64.5%
2041	59.8%	64.4%
2042	59%	64.3%
2043	58.3%	64.2%
2044	57.5%	64.1%
2045	56.6%	63.9%
2046	55.8%	63.8%
2047	55%	63.7%
2048	54.3%	63.6%
2049	53.6%	63.4%
2050	53%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Taiwan changed from 71.2% to 69.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Taiwan	World
1960	-	37.4%
1961	-	37.5%
1962	-	37.6%
1963	-	37.8%
1964	-	38%
1965	-	38%
1966	-	38%
1967	-	38%
1968	-	37.9%
1969	-	37.8%
1970	-	37.7%
1971	-	37.6%
1972	-	37.5%
1973	-	37.3%
1974	36.2%	37.2%
1975	35.4%	37.1%
1976	34.7%	36.9%
1977	34%	36.7%
1978	33.3%	36.3%
1979	32.7%	35.9%
1980	32.1%	35.5%
1981	31.6%	35.2%
1982	31.2%	34.9%
1983	30.8%	34.6%
1984	30.2%	34.3%
1985	29.6%	34%
1986	29%	33.8%
1987	28.4%	33.6%
1988	28%	33.4%
1989	27.5%	33.2%
1990	27.1%	33%
1991	26.3%	32.9%
1992	25.8%	32.7%
1993	25.1%	32.5%
1994	24.4%	32.3%
1995	23.8%	32.1%
1996	23.1%	31.8%
1997	22.6%	31.5%
1998	22%	31.1%
1999	21.4%	30.8%
2000	21.1%	30.4%
2001	20.8%	30%
2002	20.4%	29.6%
2003	19.8%	29.2%
2004	19.3%	28.8%
2005	18.7%	28.5%
2006	18.1%	28.1%
2007	17.6%	27.9%
2008	17%	27.6%
2009	16.3%	27.5%
2010	15.6%	27.3%
2011	15.1%	27.1%
2012	14.6%	27%
2013	14.3%	26.9%
2014	14%	26.8%
2015	13.6%	26.6%
2016	13.3%	26.5%
2017	13.1%	26.4%
2018	12.9%	26.2%
2019	12.8%	26%
2020	12.6%	25.8%
2021	12.4%	25.6%
2022	12.1%	25.3%
2023	11.9%	25%
2024	11.7%	24.7%
2025	11.5%	24.4%
2026	11.3%	24.1%
2027	10.9%	23.8%
2028	10.5%	23.4%
2029	10.2%	23.1%
2030	9.8%	22.8%
2031	9.39%	22.6%
2032	9.06%	22.3%
2033	8.79%	22.1%
2034	8.55%	21.9%
2035	8.34%	21.7%
2036	8.2%	21.6%
2037	8.11%	21.5%
2038	8.06%	21.4%
2039	8.03%	21.3%
2040	8.01%	21.2%
2041	7.99%	21.1%
2042	7.99%	21%
2043	8%	21%
2044	8.01%	20.9%
2045	8.03%	20.8%
2046	8.06%	20.7%
2047	8.1%	20.7%
2048	8.14%	20.6%
2049	8.19%	20.5%
2050	8.24%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Taiwan decreased from 19.3% to 11.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Taiwan	World
1960	-	4.97%
1961	-	4.99%
1962	-	5.01%
1963	-	5.02%
1964	-	5.04%
1965	-	5.08%
1966	-	5.12%
1967	-	5.16%
1968	-	5.2%
1969	-	5.24%
1970	-	5.28%
1971	-	5.32%
1972	-	5.37%
1973	-	5.42%
1974	3.37%	5.47%
1975	3.5%	5.53%
1976	3.64%	5.59%
1977	3.83%	5.65%
1978	3.99%	5.71%
1979	4.15%	5.77%
1980	4.29%	5.81%
1981	4.41%	5.81%
1982	4.55%	5.8%
1983	4.68%	5.79%
1984	4.85%	5.8%
1985	5.06%	5.82%
1986	5.28%	5.86%
1987	5.54%	5.91%
1988	5.74%	5.95%
1989	5.96%	6.01%
1990	6.22%	6.07%
1991	6.53%	6.14%
1992	6.81%	6.21%
1993	7.1%	6.29%
1994	7.38%	6.37%
1995	7.64%	6.45%
1996	7.86%	6.53%
1997	8.06%	6.61%
1998	8.26%	6.68%
1999	8.44%	6.76%
2000	8.62%	6.84%
2001	8.81%	6.92%
2002	9.02%	7.01%
2003	9.24%	7.1%
2004	9.48%	7.18%
2005	9.74%	7.26%
2006	10%	7.34%
2007	10.2%	7.41%
2008	10.4%	7.47%
2009	10.6%	7.52%
2010	10.7%	7.58%
2011	10.9%	7.66%
2012	11.2%	7.78%
2013	11.5%	7.92%
2014	12%	8.08%
2015	12.5%	8.26%
2016	13.2%	8.45%
2017	13.9%	8.65%
2018	14.6%	8.88%
2019	15.3%	9.1%
2020	16.1%	9.33%
2021	16.9%	9.53%
2022	17.6%	9.74%
2023	18.3%	9.98%
2024	19.2%	10.2%
2025	20.1%	10.4%
2026	20.9%	10.6%
2027	21.8%	10.8%
2028	22.7%	11.1%
2029	23.6%	11.5%
2030	24.4%	11.7%
2031	25.3%	12%
2032	26.1%	12.3%
2033	26.8%	12.6%
2034	27.6%	12.8%
2035	28.3%	13.1%
2036	29.1%	13.4%
2037	29.7%	13.7%
2038	30.3%	13.9%
2039	30.9%	14.1%
2040	31.5%	14.3%
2041	32.3%	14.5%
2042	33%	14.7%
2043	33.8%	14.9%
2044	34.5%	15%
2045	35.3%	15.2%
2046	36.1%	15.4%
2047	36.9%	15.7%
2048	37.6%	15.9%
2049	38.2%	16.1%
2050	38.7%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Taiwan increased from 9.48% to 19.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.