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Population in Taiwan compared to Ukraine: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.73 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Taiwan vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Ukraine
2100 10,150,338 15,493,960
2099 10,273,881 15,751,557
2098 10,399,680 16,012,938
2097 10,527,804 16,278,602
2096 10,657,536 16,547,938
2095 10,789,978 16,820,897
2094 10,925,075 17,098,910
2093 11,062,491 17,381,822
2092 11,202,670 17,669,049
2091 11,346,131 17,960,681
2090 11,494,369 18,257,867
2089 11,644,743 18,559,027
2088 11,799,177 18,865,031
2087 11,956,109 19,176,483
2086 12,116,149 19,492,606
2085 12,281,248 19,812,584
2084 12,451,872 20,138,855
2083 12,625,681 20,468,747
2082 12,803,442 20,803,241
2081 12,986,931 21,140,953
2080 13,174,137 21,482,498
2079 13,366,920 21,827,152
2078 13,564,788 22,175,099
2077 13,765,770 22,525,846
2076 13,969,802 22,879,896
2075 14,178,904 23,236,521
2074 14,391,331 23,596,095
2073 14,606,033 23,957,807
2072 14,824,987 24,319,928
2071 15,045,310 24,685,370
2070 15,266,143 25,053,352
2069 15,488,280 25,423,272
2068 15,714,125 25,794,560
2067 15,940,945 26,168,072
2066 16,167,553 26,543,206
2065 16,396,032 26,920,121
2064 16,625,600 27,298,592
2063 16,854,355 27,677,528
2062 17,084,600 28,056,960
2061 17,314,450 28,437,884
2060 17,541,998 28,818,343
2059 17,767,014 29,198,891
2058 17,988,239 29,580,044
2057 18,208,151 29,958,884
2056 18,423,453 30,335,136
2055 18,639,554 30,710,041
2054 18,853,384 31,080,334
2053 19,063,428 31,447,868
2052 19,270,076 31,811,171
2051 19,474,323 32,170,929
2050 19,677,203 32,525,262
2049 19,878,438 32,875,483
2048 20,073,645 33,217,836
2047 20,267,326 33,556,749
2046 20,454,154 33,892,646
2045 20,640,565 34,221,999
2044 20,819,477 34,547,153
2043 20,995,111 34,869,270
2042 21,166,213 35,189,550
2041 21,331,710 35,507,946
2040 21,491,361 35,823,225
2039 21,645,911 36,141,658
2038 21,794,529 36,457,134
2037 21,939,617 36,772,578
2036 22,077,701 37,084,252
2035 22,211,115 37,396,243
2034 22,340,809 37,706,533
2033 22,463,465 38,015,585
2032 22,582,449 38,322,554
2031 22,698,460 38,630,259
2030 22,809,605 38,935,791
2029 22,916,803 39,238,099
2028 23,022,058 39,537,815
2027 23,127,410 39,830,895
2026 23,229,461 40,125,599
2025 23,331,886 38,707,520
2024 23,410,331 37,860,221
2023 23,342,541 37,732,836
2022 23,319,977 41,048,766
2021 23,468,275 44,298,640
2020 23,582,179 44,680,014
2019 23,596,027 44,957,458
2018 23,580,080 45,208,907
2017 23,555,522 45,436,041
2016 23,515,945 45,616,832
2015 23,462,914 45,784,896
2014 23,403,635 45,972,380
2013 23,344,670 46,126,770
2012 23,270,367 46,210,056
2011 23,193,518 46,307,853
2010 23,140,948 46,456,003
2009 23,078,402 46,623,731
2008 22,997,696 46,819,175
2007 22,917,444 47,062,798
2006 22,823,455 47,278,694
2005 22,729,753 47,585,556
2004 22,646,836 47,979,507
2003 22,562,663 48,315,136
2002 22,463,172 48,677,281
2001 22,341,120 49,106,855
2000 22,184,530 49,556,660
1999 22,010,489 49,976,446
1998 21,835,703 50,379,731
1997 21,634,124 50,786,885
1996 21,441,432 51,226,109
1995 21,267,653 51,665,539
1994 21,086,645 52,075,998
1993 20,899,019 52,350,126
1992 20,704,227 52,323,671
1991 20,503,568 52,170,961
1990 20,278,946 52,054,092
1989 20,055,492 51,917,817
1988 19,839,704 51,724,853
1987 19,617,046 51,515,732
1986 19,411,454 51,318,745
1985 19,191,510 51,108,770
1984 18,929,866 50,887,599
1983 18,653,146 50,637,029
1982 18,354,855 50,402,724
1981 18,029,982 50,189,281
1980 17,704,538 49,955,152
1979 17,372,779 49,721,381
1978 17,042,272 49,521,243
1977 16,730,895 49,336,481
1976 16,401,413 49,120,842
1975 16,075,128 48,865,229
1974 15,784,817 48,576,570
1973 15,505,121 48,277,121
1972 15,220,495 47,946,893
1971 14,913,564 47,573,287
1970 14,582,944 47,261,306
1969 14,068,984 46,976,256
1968 13,548,537 46,614,325
1967 13,210,344 46,215,988
1966 12,874,153 45,802,519
1965 12,511,863 45,386,892
1964 12,137,143 44,951,156
1963 11,762,101 44,462,372
1962 11,392,513 43,943,674
1961 11,030,385 43,399,766
1960 10,667,705 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Taiwan increased by 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Taiwan's population will shrink by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people with a rank change from 60th to 76th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 39.9% of the population in Taiwan and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Ukraine
2100 -1.2% -1.64%
2099 -1.21% -1.63%
2098 -1.22% -1.63%
2097 -1.22% -1.63%
2096 -1.23% -1.62%
2095 -1.24% -1.63%
2094 -1.24% -1.63%
2093 -1.25% -1.63%
2092 -1.26% -1.62%
2091 -1.29% -1.63%
2090 -1.29% -1.62%
2089 -1.31% -1.62%
2088 -1.31% -1.62%
2087 -1.32% -1.62%
2086 -1.34% -1.62%
2085 -1.37% -1.62%
2084 -1.38% -1.61%
2083 -1.39% -1.61%
2082 -1.41% -1.6%
2081 -1.42% -1.59%
2080 -1.44% -1.58%
2079 -1.46% -1.57%
2078 -1.46% -1.56%
2077 -1.46% -1.55%
2076 -1.47% -1.53%
2075 -1.48% -1.52%
2074 -1.47% -1.51%
2073 -1.48% -1.49%
2072 -1.46% -1.48%
2071 -1.45% -1.47%
2070 -1.43% -1.46%
2069 -1.44% -1.44%
2068 -1.42% -1.43%
2067 -1.4% -1.41%
2066 -1.39% -1.4%
2065 -1.38% -1.39%
2064 -1.36% -1.37%
2063 -1.35% -1.35%
2062 -1.33% -1.34%
2061 -1.3% -1.32%
2060 -1.27% -1.3%
2059 -1.23% -1.29%
2058 -1.21% -1.26%
2057 -1.17% -1.24%
2056 -1.16% -1.22%
2055 -1.13% -1.19%
2054 -1.1% -1.17%
2053 -1.07% -1.14%
2052 -1.05% -1.12%
2051 -1.03% -1.09%
2050 -1.01% -1.07%
2049 -0.97% -1.03%
2048 -0.96% -1.01%
2047 -0.91% -0.99%
2046 -0.9% -0.96%
2045 -0.86% -0.94%
2044 -0.84% -0.92%
2043 -0.81% -0.91%
2042 -0.78% -0.9%
2041 -0.74% -0.88%
2040 -0.71% -0.88%
2039 -0.68% -0.87%
2038 -0.66% -0.86%
2037 -0.63% -0.84%
2036 -0.6% -0.83%
2035 -0.58% -0.82%
2034 -0.55% -0.81%
2033 -0.53% -0.8%
2032 -0.51% -0.8%
2031 -0.49% -0.78%
2030 -0.47% -0.77%
2029 -0.46% -0.76%
2028 -0.46% -0.74%
2027 -0.44% -0.73%
2026 -0.44% 3.66%
2025 -0.34% 2.24%
2024 0.29% 0.34%
2023 0.1% -8.08%
2022 -0.63% -7.34%
2021 -0.48% -0.85%
2020 -0.06% -0.62%
2019 0.07% -0.56%
2018 0.1% -0.5%
2017 0.17% -0.4%
2016 0.23% -0.37%
2015 0.25% -0.41%
2014 0.25% -0.33%
2013 0.32% -0.18%
2012 0.33% -0.21%
2011 0.23% -0.32%
2010 0.27% -0.36%
2009 0.35% -0.42%
2008 0.35% -0.52%
2007 0.41% -0.46%
2006 0.41% -0.64%
2005 0.37% -0.82%
2004 0.37% -0.69%
2003 0.44% -0.74%
2002 0.55% -0.87%
2001 0.71% -0.91%
2000 0.79% -0.84%
1999 0.8% -0.8%
1998 0.93% -0.8%
1997 0.9% -0.86%
1996 0.82% -0.85%
1995 0.86% -0.79%
1994 0.9% -0.52%
1993 0.94% 0.05%
1992 0.98% 0.29%
1991 1.11% 0.22%
1990 1.11% 0.26%
1989 1.09% 0.37%
1988 1.14% 0.41%
1987 1.06% 0.38%
1986 1.15% 0.41%
1985 1.38% 0.43%
1984 1.48% 0.49%
1983 1.63% 0.46%
1982 1.8% 0.43%
1981 1.84% 0.47%
1980 1.91% 0.47%
1979 1.94% 0.4%
1978 1.86% 0.37%
1977 2.01% 0.44%
1976 2.03% 0.52%
1975 1.84% 0.59%
1974 1.8% 0.62%
1973 1.87% 0.69%
1972 2.06% 0.79%
1971 2.27% 0.66%
1970 3.65% 0.61%
1969 3.84% 0.78%
1968 2.56% 0.86%
1967 2.61% 0.9%
1966 2.9% 0.92%
1965 3.09% 0.97%
1964 3.19% 1.1%
1963 3.24% 1.18%
1962 3.28% 1.25%
1961 3.4% 1.34%
1960 3.69% -

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Taiwan declined by 0.34%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Ukraine
Current population
23229461
40125599
Population rank 60/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.48%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
3.9 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
2.6 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -215 +349
Annual growth/decline -78,445 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 147/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +47,029 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 23/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 14/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - 1,702,358
2024 -67,188 47,029 - 1,146,012
2023 -69,794 225,599 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -68,327 -42,430 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -30,039 -156,010 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -7,782 -33,978 -307,533 -4,167
2019 1,416 12,718 -236,296 -6,908
2018 8,725 8,888 -227,491 -32,220
2017 22,613 8,809 -158,390 -36,155
2016 35,980 11,707 -135,710 -31,340
2015 49,741 8,581 -147,107 -21,992
2014 - - -140,216 -65,678
2013 - - -129,662 26,781
2012 - - -130,451 66,768
2011 43,836 19,077 -158,372 26,457
2010 - - -180,388 16,030
2009 - - -197,918 26,796
2008 - - -229,086 9,312
2007 - - -282,659 15,237
2006 - - -300,787 136,442
2005 - - -337,857 -111,493
2004 - - -344,157 5,644
2003 - - -351,299 18,540
2002 - - -364,544 -26,991
2001 132,707 -3,811 -374,734 -92,847
2000 - - -364,143 -67,865
1999 - - -348,286 -59,247
1998 - - -318,299 -80,684
1997 - - -306,549 -108,735
1996 - - -305,154 -158,008
1995 - - -281,629 -134,053
1994 - - -238,820 -166,380
1993 - - -169,405 26,357
1992 - - -95,857 291,788
1991 215,698 -12,128 -16,486 125,962
1990 - - 48,463 75,760
1989 - - 106,431 36,978
1988 - - 162,002 75,637
1987 - - 198,850 -18,275
1986 - - 225,751 -12,369
1985 - - 201,011 5,546
1984 - - 222,430 13,340
1983 - - 241,741 23,608
1982 - - 194,101 9,096
1981 326,883 4,508 182,839 40,807
1980 - - 197,223 47,406
1979 - - 197,294 25,635
1978 - - 206,554 -29,180
1977 - - 216,932 -24,745
1976 - - 247,323 -8,219
1975 - - 256,787 15,336
1974 - - 273,486 31,725
1973 - - 274,938 18,777
1972 - - 309,785 56,928
1971 - - 305,849 74,604
1970 - - 291,839 -48,335
1969 - - 274,858 51,763
1968 - - 295,162 102,096
1967 - - 313,899 85,527
1966 346,958 18,774 337,794 89,737
1965 - - 334,365 69,354
1964 - - 391,120 76,650
1963 - - 449,648 60,178
1962 - - 481,887 45,712
1961 - - 508,602 51,625
1960 - - 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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Over the last 10 years, 56.7% of the population change in Taiwan is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people). In Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

Biggest cities by population

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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