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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.87 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Taiwan vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Yemen
2100 10,150,338 111,531,602
2099 10,273,881 111,216,538
2098 10,399,680 110,873,896
2097 10,527,804 110,513,248
2096 10,657,536 110,125,357
2095 10,789,978 109,718,989
2094 10,925,075 109,287,747
2093 11,062,491 108,834,256
2092 11,202,670 108,350,834
2091 11,346,131 107,845,139
2090 11,494,369 107,319,234
2089 11,644,743 106,769,903
2088 11,799,177 106,198,480
2087 11,956,109 105,606,248
2086 12,116,149 104,994,691
2085 12,281,248 104,356,315
2084 12,451,872 103,704,067
2083 12,625,681 103,033,111
2082 12,803,442 102,348,794
2081 12,986,931 101,642,012
2080 13,174,137 100,920,728
2079 13,366,920 100,179,245
2078 13,564,788 99,422,962
2077 13,765,770 98,654,481
2076 13,969,802 97,862,812
2075 14,178,904 97,057,105
2074 14,391,331 96,230,615
2073 14,606,033 95,389,748
2072 14,824,987 94,528,518
2071 15,045,310 93,646,094
2070 15,266,143 92,750,891
2069 15,488,280 91,836,719
2068 15,714,125 90,906,457
2067 15,940,945 89,961,778
2066 16,167,553 88,998,844
2065 16,396,032 88,022,210
2064 16,625,600 87,033,422
2063 16,854,355 86,020,867
2062 17,084,600 84,985,459
2061 17,314,450 83,934,120
2060 17,541,998 82,867,105
2059 17,767,014 81,781,887
2058 17,988,239 80,678,032
2057 18,208,151 79,563,835
2056 18,423,453 78,436,146
2055 18,639,554 77,296,391
2054 18,853,384 76,143,587
2053 19,063,428 74,985,186
2052 19,270,076 73,813,387
2051 19,474,323 72,631,340
2050 19,677,203 71,436,891
2049 19,878,438 70,243,074
2048 20,073,645 69,043,876
2047 20,267,326 67,843,741
2046 20,454,154 66,638,116
2045 20,640,565 65,433,874
2044 20,819,477 64,230,423
2043 20,995,111 63,031,296
2042 21,166,213 61,838,177
2041 21,331,710 60,651,763
2040 21,491,361 59,475,172
2039 21,645,911 58,303,694
2038 21,794,529 57,135,690
2037 21,939,617 55,973,689
2036 22,077,701 54,809,098
2035 22,211,115 53,641,994
2034 22,340,809 52,476,195
2033 22,463,465 51,307,469
2032 22,582,449 50,140,351
2031 22,698,460 48,969,961
2030 22,809,605 47,786,079
2029 22,916,803 46,594,926
2028 23,022,058 45,403,313
2027 23,127,410 44,203,683
2026 23,229,461 43,000,078
2025 23,331,886 41,792,731
2024 23,410,331 40,583,164
2023 23,342,541 39,390,799
2022 23,319,977 38,222,876
2021 23,468,275 37,140,230
2020 23,582,179 36,134,863
2019 23,596,027 35,111,408
2018 23,580,080 34,085,182
2017 23,555,522 33,090,921
2016 23,515,945 32,109,010
2015 23,462,914 31,159,379
2014 23,403,635 30,226,309
2013 23,344,670 29,312,952
2012 23,270,367 28,433,647
2011 23,193,518 27,582,897
2010 23,140,948 26,754,387
2009 23,078,402 25,927,724
2008 22,997,696 25,111,941
2007 22,917,444 24,318,082
2006 22,823,455 23,543,083
2005 22,729,753 22,790,085
2004 22,646,836 22,095,167
2003 22,562,663 21,456,379
2002 22,463,172 20,835,086
2001 22,341,120 20,226,147
2000 22,184,530 19,624,141
1999 22,010,489 19,029,420
1998 21,835,703 18,446,013
1997 21,634,124 17,873,936
1996 21,441,432 17,313,177
1995 21,267,653 16,740,058
1994 21,086,645 16,149,147
1993 20,899,019 15,563,914
1992 20,704,227 14,989,494
1991 20,503,568 14,430,201
1990 20,278,946 13,887,862
1989 20,055,492 13,364,174
1988 19,839,704 12,859,708
1987 19,617,046 12,369,912
1986 19,411,454 11,901,040
1985 19,191,510 11,453,825
1984 18,929,866 11,025,597
1983 18,653,146 10,621,499
1982 18,354,855 10,241,006
1981 18,029,982 9,882,362
1980 17,704,538 9,543,358
1979 17,372,779 9,224,194
1978 17,042,272 8,926,586
1977 16,730,895 8,648,222
1976 16,401,413 8,384,113
1975 16,075,128 8,133,598
1974 15,784,817 7,896,783
1973 15,505,121 7,672,796
1972 15,220,495 7,460,068
1971 14,913,564 7,257,462
1970 14,582,944 7,065,279
1969 14,068,984 6,875,859
1968 13,548,537 6,690,524
1967 13,210,344 6,516,444
1966 12,874,153 6,351,494
1965 12,511,863 6,195,593
1964 12,137,143 6,048,006
1963 11,762,101 5,911,135
1962 11,392,513 5,782,221
1961 11,030,385 5,655,232
1960 10,667,705 5,532,301

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 Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Yemen
2100 -1.2% 0.28%
2099 -1.21% 0.31%
2098 -1.22% 0.33%
2097 -1.22% 0.35%
2096 -1.23% 0.37%
2095 -1.24% 0.39%
2094 -1.24% 0.42%
2093 -1.25% 0.45%
2092 -1.26% 0.47%
2091 -1.29% 0.49%
2090 -1.29% 0.51%
2089 -1.31% 0.54%
2088 -1.31% 0.56%
2087 -1.32% 0.58%
2086 -1.34% 0.61%
2085 -1.37% 0.63%
2084 -1.38% 0.65%
2083 -1.39% 0.67%
2082 -1.41% 0.7%
2081 -1.42% 0.71%
2080 -1.44% 0.74%
2079 -1.46% 0.76%
2078 -1.46% 0.78%
2077 -1.46% 0.81%
2076 -1.47% 0.83%
2075 -1.48% 0.86%
2074 -1.47% 0.88%
2073 -1.48% 0.91%
2072 -1.46% 0.94%
2071 -1.45% 0.97%
2070 -1.43% 1%
2069 -1.44% 1.02%
2068 -1.42% 1.05%
2067 -1.4% 1.08%
2066 -1.39% 1.11%
2065 -1.38% 1.14%
2064 -1.36% 1.18%
2063 -1.35% 1.22%
2062 -1.33% 1.25%
2061 -1.3% 1.29%
2060 -1.27% 1.33%
2059 -1.23% 1.37%
2058 -1.21% 1.4%
2057 -1.17% 1.44%
2056 -1.16% 1.47%
2055 -1.13% 1.51%
2054 -1.1% 1.54%
2053 -1.07% 1.59%
2052 -1.05% 1.63%
2051 -1.03% 1.67%
2050 -1.01% 1.7%
2049 -0.97% 1.74%
2048 -0.96% 1.77%
2047 -0.91% 1.81%
2046 -0.9% 1.84%
2045 -0.86% 1.87%
2044 -0.84% 1.9%
2043 -0.81% 1.93%
2042 -0.78% 1.96%
2041 -0.74% 1.98%
2040 -0.71% 2.01%
2039 -0.68% 2.04%
2038 -0.66% 2.08%
2037 -0.63% 2.12%
2036 -0.6% 2.18%
2035 -0.58% 2.22%
2034 -0.55% 2.28%
2033 -0.53% 2.33%
2032 -0.51% 2.39%
2031 -0.49% 2.48%
2030 -0.47% 2.56%
2029 -0.46% 2.62%
2028 -0.46% 2.71%
2027 -0.44% 2.8%
2026 -0.44% 2.89%
2025 -0.34% 2.98%
2024 0.29% 3.03%
2023 0.1% 3.06%
2022 -0.63% 2.92%
2021 -0.48% 2.78%
2020 -0.06% 2.91%
2019 0.07% 3.01%
2018 0.1% 3%
2017 0.17% 3.06%
2016 0.23% 3.05%
2015 0.25% 3.09%
2014 0.25% 3.12%
2013 0.32% 3.09%
2012 0.33% 3.08%
2011 0.23% 3.1%
2010 0.27% 3.19%
2009 0.35% 3.25%
2008 0.35% 3.26%
2007 0.41% 3.29%
2006 0.41% 3.3%
2005 0.37% 3.15%
2004 0.37% 2.98%
2003 0.44% 2.98%
2002 0.55% 3.01%
2001 0.71% 3.07%
2000 0.79% 3.13%
1999 0.8% 3.16%
1998 0.93% 3.2%
1997 0.9% 3.24%
1996 0.82% 3.42%
1995 0.86% 3.66%
1994 0.9% 3.76%
1993 0.94% 3.83%
1992 0.98% 3.88%
1991 1.11% 3.91%
1990 1.11% 3.92%
1989 1.09% 3.92%
1988 1.14% 3.96%
1987 1.06% 3.94%
1986 1.15% 3.9%
1985 1.38% 3.88%
1984 1.48% 3.8%
1983 1.63% 3.72%
1982 1.8% 3.63%
1981 1.84% 3.55%
1980 1.91% 3.46%
1979 1.94% 3.33%
1978 1.86% 3.22%
1977 2.01% 3.15%
1976 2.03% 3.08%
1975 1.84% 3%
1974 1.8% 2.92%
1973 1.87% 2.85%
1972 2.06% 2.79%
1971 2.27% 2.72%
1970 3.65% 2.75%
1969 3.84% 2.77%
1968 2.56% 2.67%
1967 2.61% 2.6%
1966 2.9% 2.52%
1965 3.09% 2.44%
1964 3.19% 2.32%
1963 3.24% 2.23%
1962 3.28% 2.25%
1961 3.4% 2.22%
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 Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Yemen
Current population
23229461
43325643
Population rank 60/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.52%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
3.9 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.6 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -215 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -78,445 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 13/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +47,029 -16,291
Net migration rank 23/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 89/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 1%
Foreign-born share rank 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - -16,291
2024 -67,188 47,029 - -10,482
2023 -69,794 225,599 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -68,327 -42,430 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -30,039 -156,010 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -7,782 -33,978 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 1,416 12,718 1,056,432 2,129
2018 8,725 8,888 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 22,613 8,809 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 35,980 11,707 975,697 -6,492
2015 49,741 8,581 939,922 -9,883
2014 - - 920,330 15,764
2013 - - 884,929 5,697
2012 - - 845,645 22,349
2011 43,836 19,077 806,359 27,184
2010 - - 803,246 20,269
2009 - - 798,911 30,919
2008 - - 779,123 22,621
2007 - - 764,780 21,210
2006 - - 750,082 13,940
2005 - - 726,708 15,283
2004 - - 710,493 -62,641
2003 - - 694,457 -64,737
2002 - - 672,494 -59,648
2001 132,707 -3,811 658,704 -53,698
2000 - - 646,694 -47,713
1999 - - 633,166 -42,731
1998 - - 615,488 -39,096
1997 - - 604,443 -36,694
1996 - - 588,786 -35,043
1995 - - 607,966 -15,485
1994 - - 602,363 -13,040
1993 - - 595,459 -14,332
1992 - - 582,072 -14,372
1991 215,698 -12,128 565,837 -14,964
1990 - - 549,654 -15,847
1989 - - 530,464 -16,876
1988 - - 513,296 -17,952
1987 - - 493,337 -9,097
1986 - - 464,665 -11,151
1985 - - 455,576 -14,660
1984 - - 434,674 -19,143
1983 - - 414,823 -22,152
1982 - - 392,302 -23,981
1981 326,883 4,508 374,482 -25,499
1980 - - 355,767 -26,740
1979 - - 336,378 -27,090
1978 - - 312,439 -26,524
1977 - - 296,115 -25,305
1976 - - 281,078 -23,669
1975 - - 266,815 -23,192
1974 - - 252,737 -22,726
1973 - - 240,235 -22,282
1972 - - 229,322 -21,826
1971 - - 219,095 -21,386
1970 - - 207,613 -20,966
1969 - - 196,305 -4,121
1968 - - 182,518 -4,031
1967 - - 173,637 -3,959
1966 346,958 18,774 164,091 -3,874
1965 - - 155,398 -3,797
1964 - - 147,299 -3,712
1963 - - 133,781 -3,640
1962 - - 131,262 -3,572
1961 - - 129,787 -3,503
1960 - - 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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