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Population:
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22,749,838 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.9% (male 2,359,467; female 2,167,438)
15-64 years: 70.7% (male 8,149,231; female 7,924,774)
65 years and over: 9.4% (male 1,091,473; female 1,057,455) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 33.7 years
male: 33.3 years
female: 34.1 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.64% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.7 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 6.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 7.21 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.31 years
female: 80.08 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Chinese/Taiwanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese/Taiwanese
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Religions:
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mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
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Languages:
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Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1% (2003)
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