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Who moves to Taiwan

1.1M people have chosen Taiwan for relocation — #54 most popular destination worldwide

#54 worldwide#13 in Asia

Considering a move to Taiwan?See where people come from, regional patterns, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where immigrants come from

The top 3 countries account for 71% of all immigrants

Largest source
🇮🇩

292.8K

25.9% of all immigrants

2🇻🇳Vietnam263.1K23.3%
3🇨🇳China249.7K22.1%
4🇵🇭Philippines151.8K13.4%
5🇹🇭Thailand25%80K7.1%
6🇲🇾Malaysia24.5K2.2%
7🇭🇰Hong Kong23%20.7K1.8%
8🇯🇵Japan13.8K1.2%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryImmigrants
Indonesia292830
Vietnam263078
China249651
Philippines151810
Thailand80032
Malaysia24506
Hong Kong20726
Japan13789
United States10072
India5550
South Korea4824
United Kingdom2528
Canada2517
Singapore1903
Macao1803
France1670
Germany1131
Australia931
Italy522
Spain411
Netherlands364
Portugal295
Belgium203

By region of origin

Asia is the leading region of origin at 98%

Asia98.2%

1.1M

North America1.1%

12.6K

Europe0.6%

7.1K

Oceania0.1%

931

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about immigration in Taiwan.

Vietnam is the fastest-growing major source

Immigration from Vietnam has increased by 64% since 2015, rising from 160.7K to 263.1K in 9 years.

Immigration sources have diversified since 1990

The top source country's share fell from 46% to 26%, indicating a broader spread of origins.

Indonesia is the leading source of immigration by a wide margin

Indonesia accounts for 26% of all immigrants, far ahead of the second-largest source at just 23%.

The share of immigrants from Asia has grown since 1990

The share of immigrants from Asia has shifted from 85.5% to 98.2% since 1990.

How immigration changed over time

Total immigrant population by year

Historical trend
Immigrants
YearImmigrants
199064765
1995236284
2000439684
2005536960
2010582754
2015857513
20201043059
20241131146

Top sources over time

Immigration from the 5 largest source countries

🇮🇩 Indonesia🇻🇳 Vietnam🇨🇳 China🇵🇭 Philippines🇹🇭 Thailand
YearIndonesiaVietnamChinaPhilippinesThailand
1990921592954440685197
1995315461520474945253269248
2000646761464472428104825138370
20054284513297111046292109106320
2010137928876331695466996365344
201522127516074921805911921969831
202025991623673424335015335363793
202429283026307824965115181080032

Fastest-changing origins

How immigration from each country has changed since the selected year

🇮🇳India+28%
🇹🇭Thailand+25%
🇭🇰Hong Kong+23%
🇲🇴Macao+23%
🇸🇬Singapore+21%
🇩🇪Germany+15%
🇮🇩Indonesia+13%
🇲🇾Malaysia+12%

Taiwan as a destination, by diaspora

Share of each country's emigrants who settled in Taiwan

🇮🇩Indonesia8%292.8K
🇻🇳Vietnam7%263.1K
🇹🇭Thailand7%80K
🇨🇳China2%249.7K
🇵🇭Philippines2%151.8K
🇭🇰Hong Kong2%20.7K
🇲🇾Malaysia1%24.5K
🇯🇵Japan1%13.8K