Migranto
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Where Taiwanese move

832.5K Taiwanese live abroad — #75 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#75 worldwide#20 in Asia

Considering a move from Taiwan?See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 77% of all emigrants

Largest destination
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404.3K

48.6% of all emigrants

2🇨🇳China170.4K20.5%
3🇨🇦Canada64.6K7.8%
4🇯🇵Japan29%62.1K7.5%
5🇦🇺Australia61K7.3%
6🇻🇳Vietnam165%35.2K4.2%
7🇳🇿New Zealand11.1K1.3%
8🇸🇬Singapore11.1K1.3%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryEmigrants
United States404256
China170422
Canada64617
Japan62144
Australia61011
Vietnam35177
New Zealand11147
Singapore11137
Brazil4505
Argentina3096
South Africa1876
Italy1227
Mexico762
Denmark635
Ecuador290
Colombia205

By destination region

North America is the leading destination region at 56%

North America56.3%

468.9K

Asia33.5%

278.9K

Oceania8.7%

72.2K

Latin America1.1%

8.9K

Africa0.2%

1.9K

Europe0.2%

1.9K

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Taiwan.

Vietnam is the fastest-growing major destination

Emigration to Vietnam has increased by 219% since 2015, rising from 11K to 35.2K in 9 years.

United States is the primary destination for emigrants

United States attracts 49% of all emigrants from Taiwan, while the second-largest destination receives just 20%.

Emigration destinations have diversified since 1990

The top destination's share fell from 63% to 49%, indicating a broader spread of emigration patterns.

The share of emigrants going to North America has declined since 1990

The share of emigrants going to North America has shifted from 66.5% to 56.3% since 1990.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
1990388755
1995429257
2000593675
2005645094
2010723110
2015801098
2020810609
2024832507

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇺🇸 United States🇨🇳 China🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 Japan🇦🇺 Australia
YearUnited StatesChinaCanadaJapanAustralia
19902443408261814135599014440
19952244619800745154983517876
2000347217116806559041586122681
2005354084139228644732523525888
2010379339166008663604073131501
2015386212164372639689185352135
2020401823155299650908753655039
2024404256170422646176214461011

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇻🇳Vietnam+165%
🇯🇵Japan-29%
🇩🇰Denmark+28%
🇪🇨Ecuador-21%
🇨🇴Colombia+15%
🇦🇺Australia+11%
🇸🇬Singapore+11%
🇮🇹Italy+11%

Taiwan as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Taiwan

🇻🇳Vietnam18%35.2K
🇨🇳China11%170.4K
🇯🇵Japan2%62.1K
🇺🇸United States1%404.3K
🇨🇦Canada1%64.6K
🇦🇺Australia1%61K
🇳🇿New Zealand1%11.1K