MigrantoMigration trends in Taiwan
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Taiwan takes in more people than it loses: 1.1M immigrants against 832.5K emigrants. Net balance +298.6K — 0% of the country's population
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Population
1.1M
Immigrants
832.5K
Emigrants
+298.6K
Inflow
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Taiwan
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
64.8K immigrants · 388.8K emigrants
1995
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 265%
- Thailand overtook China as the largest source of new arrivals
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
- A significant migration corridor emerged from Philippines — 52.5K new residents
2000
- The diaspora passed 500K people
2005
- Vietnam overtook Thailand as the largest source of new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from Vietnam — 118.3K new arrivals
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
2010
- Surge of immigrants from Indonesia — 95.1K new arrivals
2015
- Indonesia overtook China as the largest source of new arrivals
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 47%
2020
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
- Net migration doubled — the surplus reached 232.5K
Today
- Since 1990: 1.1M more foreign-born residents and 443.8K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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