Taiwan - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Taiwan Taiwan
Hauptstadt
name: Taipei geographic coordinates: 25 02 N, 121 31 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Staatsbürgerschaft
citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Taiwan dual citizenship recognized: yes, except that citizens of Taiwan are not recognized as dual citizens of the People's Republic of China residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Regierungstyp
semi-presidential republic
Rechtsordnung
civil law system
Wahlrecht
20 years of age; universal; note - in mid-2016, the Legislative Yuan drafted a constitutional amendment to reduce the voting age to 18, but it has not passed as of December 2017
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$50,500
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Labor force
11,780,000
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
3.80
2017 est.
Labor force
11,780,000
Population below poverty line
1.5%(2012 est.)
Unemployment rate   (%)
3.8%(2017 est.)3.9%(2016 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years:12.68%(male 1,535,365 /female 1,449,336)15-24 years:12.52%(male 1,509,023 /female 1,438,278)25-54 years:46.08%(male 5,412,487 /female 5,437,015)55-64 years:14.36%(male 1,652,683 /female 1,729,571)65 years and over:14.36%(male 1,541,716 /female 1,840,489)(2018 est.)
Birth rate   (births/1,000 population)
8.2 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate   (deaths/1,000 population)
7.60
Languages
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min Nan), Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages
Life expectancy at birth   (years)
80.40
Major urban areas - population
4.325 million New Taipei City, 2.706 million TAIPEI (capital), 2.19 million Taiyuan, 1.532 million Kaohsiung, 1.283 million Taichung, 836,000 Tainan (2018)
Median age   (years)
total:41.3 yearsmale:40.5 yearsfemale:42 years(2018 est.)
Net migration rate
0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Population distribution
distribution exhibits a peripheral coastal settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts
Population growth rate   (%)
0.15%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate   (children born/woman)
1.13 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Education expenditures
NA
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$78,300,000,000
31 December 2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$332,400,000,000
31 December 2017 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$332.4 billion(31 December 2017 est.)$354 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$78,300,000,000
Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate
1.38
31 December 2016
Central bank discount rate   (%)
1.38
Country Comparison :: Exports
$349,800,000,000
2017 est.
Exports
$349,800,000,000
Area   (sq km)
total:35,980 sq kmland:32,260 sq kmwater:3,720 sq km note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy islands
Land use
agricultural land:22.7%(2011 est.)arable land:16.9%(2011 est.) / permanent crops:5.8%(2011 est.)other:77.3%(2011 est.)
Location
Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
Country Comparison :: Imports
$269,000,000,000
2017 est.
Imports
$269,000,000,000
Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.10
2017 est.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)   (%)
1.10
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
246,100,000,000
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
237,400,000,000
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
196
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
846,400
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
237,900,000
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
22,140,000,000
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
13,565,064
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
28,777,408
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Internet users
20,601,000
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
5,713,568
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Airports
37
2013
Country Comparison :: Railways
1,613
2018
Country Comparison :: Roadways
43,365
2016
Airports
37
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total:5,713,568(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:24(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports   (bbl/day)
0
Crude oil - imports   (bbl/day)
846,400 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production   (bbl/day)
196 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption   (kWh)
237,400,000,000
Electricity - exports   (kWh)
0
Electricity - imports   (kWh)
0
Electricity - production   (kWh)
246,100,000,000
Internet users
total: 20.601 million (July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports   (cu m)
0
Natural gas - imports   (cu m)
22.14 billion cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production   (cu m)
237.9 million cu m(2017 est.)
Railways   (km)
total:1,613 km(2018)standard gauge:345 km1.435-m gauge (345 km electrified)(2018)narrow gauge:1,118.1 km1.067-m gauge (793.9 km electrified)(2018) 150 0.762-m gauge note: the 0.762-gauge track belongs to three entities: the Forestry Bureau, Taiwan Cement, and TaiPower
Roadways   (km)
43,206
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:13,565,064(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:58(2017 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
28,777,408
Disputes - international
involved in complex dispute with Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam over the Spratly Islands, and with China and the Philippines over Scarborough Reef; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; Paracel Islands are occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam; in 2003, China and Taiwan became more vocal in rejecting both Japan's claims to the uninhabited islands of the Senkaku-shoto (Diaoyu Tai) and Japan's unilaterally declared exclusive economic zone in the East China Sea where all parties engage in hydrocarbon prospecting
Country Comparison :: Public debt
35.70
2017 est.
Public debt   (% of GDP)
35.70
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
2.90
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
34.90
2017 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)   (% (of GDP))
-0.1% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$1,189,000,000,000
Industrial production growth rate   (%)
3.90

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Taiwan
7 798 183 000 EUR
5 229 272 000 EUR
-32.94 %
Bekleidung
Taiwan
11 015 000 EUR
9 555 000 EUR
-13.25 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Taiwan
1 108 900 000 EUR
1 117 400 000 EUR
0.77 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Taiwan
1 810 579 000 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Taiwan
458 621 000 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Energieversorgung
Taiwan
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Taiwan
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Taiwan
237 000 EUR
93 000 EUR
-60.76 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Taiwan
5 305 000 EUR
4 565 000 EUR
-13.95 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Taiwan
146 000 EUR
166 000 EUR
13.70 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Taiwan
374 000 EUR
436 000 EUR
16.58 %
Getränke
Taiwan
13 244 000 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Taiwan
74 895 000 EUR
71 360 000 EUR
-4.72 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Taiwan
96 061 000 EUR
100 522 000 EUR
4.64 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Taiwan
34 258 000 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kohle
Taiwan
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Taiwan
18 837 000 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Taiwan
1 408 018 000 EUR
1 556 242 000 EUR
10.53 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Taiwan
23 494 000 EUR
20 304 000 EUR
-13.58 %
Maschinen
Taiwan
1 299 527 000 EUR
1 415 377 000 EUR
8.91 %
Metalle
Taiwan
176 702 000 EUR
161 318 000 EUR
-8.71 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Taiwan
151 454 000 EUR
208 188 000 EUR
37.46 %
Möbel
Taiwan
21 403 000 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Taiwan
77 446 000 EUR
84 775 000 EUR
9.46 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Taiwan
37 730 000 EUR
33 615 000 EUR
-10.91 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Taiwan
492 318 000 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Taiwan
182 425 000 EUR
179 619 000 EUR
-1.54 %
Sonstige Waren
Taiwan
219 430 000 EUR
199 278 000 EUR
-9.18 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Taiwan
3 180 000 EUR
3 114 000 EUR
-2.08 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Taiwan
58 681 000 EUR
46 159 000 EUR
-21.34 %
Textilien
Taiwan
13 903 000 EUR
17 186 000 EUR
23.61 %