Overseas Taiwanese

Overseas Taiwanese

Total population
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.