Languages of the country
Taiwan
Official language: Chinese. Regional: Min Nan Chinese, Hakka Chinese. Population (CLDR): 24 million.
A 2019 law also recognised Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, the indigenous languages and Taiwanese Sign Language as national languages.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese 中文 | Official | 95% |
| Min Nan Chinese 閩南語 | Regional | 57% |
| Hakka Chinese 客家話 | Regional | 11% |
Taiwan on other Ominuvo maps
- Prices around the worldNew Taiwan dollar (TWD)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+8Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType A, B · 110 V · 60 Hz
- National dishes of the world3 national dishes
- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants
- Castles map6 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- Volcano & earthquake map2 volcanoesSource: Smithsonian GVP (Smithsonian Terms of Use)
- Ghost map1 ghost story
- VPN provider mapServers of 29 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)