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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 4.41 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Taiwan vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Vietnam
2100 10,150,338 92,239,801
2099 10,273,881 92,735,968
2098 10,399,680 93,227,318
2097 10,527,804 93,703,343
2096 10,657,536 94,178,675
2095 10,789,978 94,640,859
2094 10,925,075 95,098,747
2093 11,062,491 95,558,233
2092 11,202,670 96,015,030
2091 11,346,131 96,474,248
2090 11,494,369 96,938,026
2089 11,644,743 97,399,661
2088 11,799,177 97,858,300
2087 11,956,109 98,324,127
2086 12,116,149 98,788,452
2085 12,281,248 99,249,444
2084 12,451,872 99,710,990
2083 12,625,681 100,178,339
2082 12,803,442 100,650,389
2081 12,986,931 101,120,279
2080 13,174,137 101,584,408
2079 13,366,920 102,046,677
2078 13,564,788 102,496,244
2077 13,765,770 102,944,347
2076 13,969,802 103,374,514
2075 14,178,904 103,799,405
2074 14,391,331 104,214,107
2073 14,606,033 104,623,307
2072 14,824,987 105,022,092
2071 15,045,310 105,401,255
2070 15,266,143 105,773,681
2069 15,488,280 106,126,787
2068 15,714,125 106,471,025
2067 15,940,945 106,811,324
2066 16,167,553 107,143,716
2065 16,396,032 107,459,475
2064 16,625,600 107,761,108
2063 16,854,355 108,055,355
2062 17,084,600 108,339,650
2061 17,314,450 108,607,597
2060 17,541,998 108,859,065
2059 17,767,014 109,104,391
2058 17,988,239 109,337,395
2057 18,208,151 109,546,926
2056 18,423,453 109,732,352
2055 18,639,554 109,903,830
2054 18,853,384 110,052,946
2053 19,063,428 110,173,868
2052 19,270,076 110,270,266
2051 19,474,323 110,338,539
2050 19,677,203 110,361,987
2049 19,878,438 110,356,819
2048 20,073,645 110,313,849
2047 20,267,326 110,228,852
2046 20,454,154 110,108,051
2045 20,640,565 109,943,449
2044 20,819,477 109,748,671
2043 20,995,111 109,514,717
2042 21,166,213 109,242,604
2041 21,331,710 108,936,706
2040 21,491,361 108,611,523
2039 21,645,911 108,254,640
2038 21,794,529 107,877,983
2037 21,939,617 107,480,286
2036 22,077,701 107,075,099
2035 22,211,115 106,647,378
2034 22,340,809 106,206,100
2033 22,463,465 105,762,219
2032 22,582,449 105,299,476
2031 22,698,460 104,826,346
2030 22,809,605 104,330,461
2029 22,916,803 103,835,790
2028 23,022,058 103,316,499
2027 23,127,410 102,775,814
2026 23,229,461 102,213,157
2025 23,331,886 101,614,413
2024 23,410,331 100,987,686
2023 23,342,541 100,352,192
2022 23,319,977 99,680,655
2021 23,468,275 98,935,098
2020 23,582,179 98,079,191
2019 23,596,027 97,173,776
2018 23,580,080 96,237,319
2017 23,555,522 95,176,977
2016 23,515,945 94,000,117
2015 23,462,914 92,823,254
2014 23,403,635 91,679,578
2013 23,344,670 90,573,104
2012 23,270,367 89,510,356
2011 23,193,518 88,468,314
2010 23,140,948 87,455,152
2009 23,078,402 86,460,018
2008 22,997,696 85,175,788
2007 22,917,444 83,633,375
2006 22,823,455 82,167,897
2005 22,729,753 81,088,313
2004 22,646,836 80,338,971
2003 22,562,663 79,563,777
2002 22,463,172 78,772,224
2001 22,341,120 77,969,361
2000 22,184,530 77,154,011
1999 22,010,489 76,287,452
1998 21,835,703 75,299,660
1997 21,634,124 74,226,889
1996 21,441,432 73,156,447
1995 21,267,653 72,049,940
1994 21,086,645 70,854,391
1993 20,899,019 69,586,384
1992 20,704,227 68,260,337
1991 20,503,568 66,891,775
1990 20,278,946 65,504,552
1989 20,055,492 64,147,348
1988 19,839,704 62,843,228
1987 19,617,046 61,584,651
1986 19,411,454 60,347,048
1985 19,191,510 59,060,622
1984 18,929,866 57,706,067
1983 18,653,146 56,337,921
1982 18,354,855 55,011,289
1981 18,029,982 53,738,141
1980 17,704,538 52,490,101
1979 17,372,779 51,378,211
1978 17,042,272 50,249,552
1977 16,730,895 48,954,872
1976 16,401,413 47,684,931
1975 16,075,128 46,482,903
1974 15,784,817 45,413,537
1973 15,505,121 44,409,861
1972 15,220,495 43,429,168
1971 14,913,564 42,449,276
1970 14,582,944 41,475,230
1969 14,068,984 40,582,096
1968 13,548,537 39,734,609
1967 13,210,344 38,895,080
1966 12,874,153 38,024,836
1965 12,511,863 37,129,656
1964 12,137,143 36,201,563
1963 11,762,101 35,249,101
1962 11,392,513 34,288,560
1961 11,030,385 33,409,059
1960 10,667,705 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Vietnam
2100 -1.2% -0.54%
2099 -1.21% -0.53%
2098 -1.22% -0.51%
2097 -1.22% -0.5%
2096 -1.23% -0.49%
2095 -1.24% -0.48%
2094 -1.24% -0.48%
2093 -1.25% -0.48%
2092 -1.26% -0.48%
2091 -1.29% -0.48%
2090 -1.29% -0.47%
2089 -1.31% -0.47%
2088 -1.31% -0.47%
2087 -1.32% -0.47%
2086 -1.34% -0.46%
2085 -1.37% -0.46%
2084 -1.38% -0.47%
2083 -1.39% -0.47%
2082 -1.41% -0.46%
2081 -1.42% -0.46%
2080 -1.44% -0.45%
2079 -1.46% -0.44%
2078 -1.46% -0.44%
2077 -1.46% -0.42%
2076 -1.47% -0.41%
2075 -1.48% -0.4%
2074 -1.47% -0.39%
2073 -1.48% -0.38%
2072 -1.46% -0.36%
2071 -1.45% -0.35%
2070 -1.43% -0.33%
2069 -1.44% -0.32%
2068 -1.42% -0.32%
2067 -1.4% -0.31%
2066 -1.39% -0.29%
2065 -1.38% -0.28%
2064 -1.36% -0.27%
2063 -1.35% -0.26%
2062 -1.33% -0.25%
2061 -1.3% -0.23%
2060 -1.27% -0.22%
2059 -1.23% -0.21%
2058 -1.21% -0.19%
2057 -1.17% -0.17%
2056 -1.16% -0.16%
2055 -1.13% -0.14%
2054 -1.1% -0.11%
2053 -1.07% -0.09%
2052 -1.05% -0.06%
2051 -1.03% -0.02%
2050 -1.01% 0.005%
2049 -0.97% 0.04%
2048 -0.96% 0.08%
2047 -0.91% 0.11%
2046 -0.9% 0.15%
2045 -0.86% 0.18%
2044 -0.84% 0.21%
2043 -0.81% 0.25%
2042 -0.78% 0.28%
2041 -0.74% 0.3%
2040 -0.71% 0.33%
2039 -0.68% 0.35%
2038 -0.66% 0.37%
2037 -0.63% 0.38%
2036 -0.6% 0.4%
2035 -0.58% 0.42%
2034 -0.55% 0.42%
2033 -0.53% 0.44%
2032 -0.51% 0.45%
2031 -0.49% 0.48%
2030 -0.47% 0.48%
2029 -0.46% 0.5%
2028 -0.46% 0.53%
2027 -0.44% 0.55%
2026 -0.44% 0.59%
2025 -0.34% 0.62%
2024 0.29% 0.63%
2023 0.1% 0.67%
2022 -0.63% 0.75%
2021 -0.48% 0.87%
2020 -0.06% 0.93%
2019 0.07% 0.97%
2018 0.1% 1.11%
2017 0.17% 1.25%
2016 0.23% 1.27%
2015 0.25% 1.25%
2014 0.25% 1.22%
2013 0.32% 1.19%
2012 0.33% 1.18%
2011 0.23% 1.16%
2010 0.27% 1.15%
2009 0.35% 1.51%
2008 0.35% 1.84%
2007 0.41% 1.78%
2006 0.41% 1.33%
2005 0.37% 0.93%
2004 0.37% 0.97%
2003 0.44% 1%
2002 0.55% 1.03%
2001 0.71% 1.06%
2000 0.79% 1.14%
1999 0.8% 1.31%
1998 0.93% 1.45%
1997 0.9% 1.46%
1996 0.82% 1.54%
1995 0.86% 1.69%
1994 0.9% 1.82%
1993 0.94% 1.94%
1992 0.98% 2.05%
1991 1.11% 2.12%
1990 1.11% 2.12%
1989 1.09% 2.08%
1988 1.14% 2.04%
1987 1.06% 2.05%
1986 1.15% 2.18%
1985 1.38% 2.35%
1984 1.48% 2.43%
1983 1.63% 2.41%
1982 1.8% 2.37%
1981 1.84% 2.38%
1980 1.91% 2.16%
1979 1.94% 2.25%
1978 1.86% 2.64%
1977 2.01% 2.66%
1976 2.03% 2.59%
1975 1.84% 2.35%
1974 1.8% 2.26%
1973 1.87% 2.26%
1972 2.06% 2.31%
1971 2.27% 2.35%
1970 3.65% 2.2%
1969 3.84% 2.13%
1968 2.56% 2.16%
1967 2.61% 2.29%
1966 2.9% 2.41%
1965 3.09% 2.56%
1964 3.19% 2.7%
1963 3.24% 2.8%
1962 3.28% 2.63%
1961 3.4% 2.7%
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).

GeoRank.org/population/taiwan/vietnam | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Taiwan declined by 0.34%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Vietnam
Current population
23229461
102365351
Population rank 60/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 1.24%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
3.9 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.6 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -215 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -78,445 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 123/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +47,029 -48,171
Net migration rank 23/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 95/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - -48,171
2024 -67,188 47,029 - -59,645
2023 -69,794 225,599 727,955 -81,789
2022 -68,327 -42,430 775,914 -78,977
2021 -30,039 -156,010 799,593 -5,418
2020 -7,782 -33,978 924,004 -6,457
2019 1,416 12,718 895,262 -2,051
2018 8,725 8,888 882,977 96,650
2017 22,613 8,809 1,001,833 139,245
2016 35,980 11,707 1,045,094 167,652
2015 49,741 8,581 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 - - 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 - - 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 - - 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 43,836 19,077 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 - - 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 - - 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 - - 1,008,141 571,113
2007 - - 981,689 523,784
2006 - - 943,041 482,399
2005 - - 942,084 -208,337
2004 - - 985,438 -220,458
2003 - - 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 - - 991,427 -193,766
2001 132,707 -3,811 985,610 -177,586
2000 - - 966,894 -144,298
1999 - - 925,519 -15,010
1998 - - 959,016 106,091
1997 - - 1,028,116 52,382
1996 - - 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 - - 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 - - 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 - - 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 - - 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 215,698 -12,128 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 - - 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 - - 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 - - 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 - - 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 - - 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 - - 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 - - 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 - - 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 - - 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 326,883 4,508 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 - - 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 - - 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 - - 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 - - 1,259,315 49,655
1976 - - 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 - - 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 - - 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 - - 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 - - 921,524 -1,920
1971 - - 963,259 76,961
1970 - - 905,902 1,997
1969 - - 878,359 0
1968 - - 815,116 1,489
1967 - - 862,071 394
1966 346,958 18,774 876,283 1,769
1965 - - 913,761 -1,438
1964 - - 950,219 -6,328
1963 - - 961,067 0
1962 - - 960,046 0
1961 - - 798,978 0
1960 - - 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/taiwan/vietnam | CC BY

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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