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2023 Employment Status Survey of

Indigenous Peoples

Abstract

I. Characteristics of Indigenous People Over 15 Years

Old

1. Administrative Region: In 2023, the average number of

indigenous people aged 15 or older currently residing in Taiwan

for the year was 474,668, of which the largest number of people,

219,560, or 46.26%, resided in non-indigenous ethnic areas; this

was followed by those living in mountain indigenous ethnic

areas at 141,959 people, or 29.91%; and plain indigenous ethnic

areas at 113,150 people, or 23.84%.

2. Tribe: In 2023, the largest number of indigenous people over 15

years of age were Amis, at 38.12%; this was followed by Paiwan,

at 18.78%; Atayal, at 15.64%; Bunun, at 11.05%; Truku, at

5.02%, and the remaining tribes accounted for less than 5%.

3. Gender: In 2023, there were 225,746 indigenous males over 15

years of age, or 47.56%, and 248,923 females, or 52.44%. In the

entire population, the proportion of females over the age of 15

was also higher (51.01%) than that of males (48.99%).

4. Age: The age distribution of indigenous people aged 15 or older

in 2023 was 18.15% for those aged 15-24, 38.73% for those

aged 25-44, 30.92% for those aged 45-64, and 12.19% for those

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