How Many Expats Are In Taichung?

I often find myself wondering, “How many expats are in Taichung?” Turns out, there’s a lot. Of the 2,700,000 people in Taichung, just under 87,000 are expat residents…and that doesn’t even count all the expats who don’t have legal residency! So, just under 4% of those residing in Taichung are from another country. For more information about Taichung’s population density, click here.

So Where Are They From?

For all the faults of the ROC government ruling over the island of Taiwan, they actually keep great records and make them readily available to the public: it’s an important and distinctive sign of a free society, if you ask me. There are even relatively up-to-date English documents that have been translated, which shows that the ROC recognizes what so many Taiwanese already know: this nation of over 95% Han Chinese still recognizes the importance of English as a “universal language,” even when it comes to data that very few people will ever want to look at.

But I am one of those people. I love raw data. And the documents made by the ROC are nothing if not raw. So here’s the direct link to a spreadsheet download to show you what I looked at, to write this piece. The English version can be downloaded with this link, but I used the Chinese because I don’t trust the “update date” on the English version. I chose to base my data off the Chinese statistics from January 1, 2015.

It’s not the best spreadsheet, in terms of the layout, but it’s rich in data. I’ve made my own sets according to what I think is important, to make them easier to read. If the country isn’t listed, that means no one from that country lives here. Which is really saying something: We’ve got people from Kiribati here. I didn’t even know that was a country.

We’ll Start Alphabetically

Ranked by Male Population

Ranked by Female Population

Now Just the NATO Nations!

Nations With at Least 30% of the Population Speaking English

If you don’t believe me, click here.

Nations With at Least 50% of the Population Speaking English

So that’s my full breakdown about how many expats are in Taichung. It would seem from my results that, aside from the Philippines, a lot of expats living in Taichung are from the United States of America. Are you an expat from the USA looking to get your tax return in order? If you don’t want to pay expensive accountants to prepare your tax returns, then consider contacting Expat Tax Online today for cost-effective support and guidance.