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Summary of Findings from the 2021

Employment Status Survey of Indigenous

Peoples

I. Indigenous People Over 15 Years Old

1. Administrative Region: In 2021, the average number of indigenous

people aged 15 or older currently residing in Taiwan for the year was

466,448, of which the largest number of people, 215,080, or 46.11%,

resided in non-indigenous ethnic areas; this was followed by those

living in mountain indigenous ethnic areas at 138,575 people, or

29.71%; and plain indigenous ethnic areas at 112,794 people, or

24.18%.

2. Tribe: In 2021, Amis accounted for the largest number of indigenous

people over 15 years of age, at 37.23%; this was followed by Paiwan,

at 18.89%; Atayal, at 15.39%; Bunun, at 11.04%; Truku Tribe at

5.66%, and the remaining tribes accounted for less than 5%.

3. Gender: In 2021, there were 222,356 indigenous males over 15 years

of age, or 47.67%, and 244,092 females, or 52.33%. Compared to the

general public, all people over 15 years of age are also more female

(50.79%) than male (49.21%).

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

2021 is 19.42% for those aged 15-24, 38.66% for those aged 25-44,

30.80% for those aged 45-64, and 11.12% for those aged 65 or older.

Comparing these figures to that of the entire population, 53.78% of

the entire population are over 45 years old, which is higher than the

41.92% among indigenous people.

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