Total population | |
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1,944,178 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States | 1,002,000[1] |
Indonesia | 632,000[2] |
China | 404,000[3] |
Malaysia | 340,090[1] |
Japan | 303,000[1] |
Thailand | 290,200[1] |
Australia | 190,020[4] |
Canada | 173,000[5] |
Vietnam | 99,350[1] |
Philippines | 99,000[citation needed] |
United Kingdom | 96,000[6] |
Brazil | 90,000[1] |
France | 89,500[1] |
New Zealand | 89,000[1] |
Singapore | 81,000[7] |
South Africa | 75,000[1] |
Costa Rica | 69,000[1] |
Argentina | 68,000[1] |
Brunei | 63,000[1] |
Germany | 45,000[1] |
South Korea | 31,000[citation needed] |
Others | 78,000[citation needed] |
Languages | |
Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Formosan languages |
Overseas Taiwanese (Chinese: 海外臺灣人), also called "people of Taiwanese descent" (Chinese: 臺裔; pinyin: Táiyì), are people of Taiwanese ancestry or descent who live or were born outside of Taiwan. Overseas Taiwanese may or may not be citizens of the Republic of China, which currently governs Taiwan.