Descendants from Taiwan who live abroad
Ethnic group
Overseas Taiwanese|
1,944,178 |
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United States | 1,002,000[1] |
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Indonesia | 632,000[2] |
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China | 404,000[3] |
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Malaysia | 340,090[1] |
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Japan | 303,000[1] |
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Thailand | 290,200[1] |
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Australia | 190,020[4] |
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Canada | 173,000[5] |
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Vietnam | 99,350[1] |
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Philippines | 99,000[citation needed] |
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United Kingdom | 96,000[6] |
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Brazil | 90,000[1] |
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France | 89,500[1] |
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New Zealand | 89,000[1] |
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Singapore | 81,000[7] |
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South Africa | 75,000[1] |
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Costa Rica | 69,000[1] |
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Argentina | 68,000[1] |
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Brunei | 63,000[1] |
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Germany | 45,000[1] |
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South Korea | 31,000[citation needed] |
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Others | 78,000[citation needed] |
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Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Formosan languages |
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Taiwanese |
Overseas Taiwanese (Chinese: 海外臺灣人), also called "people of Taiwanese descent" (Chinese: 臺裔; pinyin: Táiyì), are people of Taiwanese birth or ancestry who live or were born outside of Taiwan. Overseas Taiwanese may or may not be Taiwanese citizens. Taiwanese citizens must return to the country to legally vote in elections, as there are no absentee ballots.[8]
In the United States and Canada
In the United States, there are 230,382 to 919,000 people of Taiwanese descent living in the country. They are mostly concentrated in California, New York, and Texas.[9][10] There are over 91,000 Taiwanese people in Canada, mainly living in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario.[11][12]
See also
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