Overseas Taiwanese

{{Short description|Descendants from Taiwan who live abroad}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Overseas Taiwanese

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| total = 1,944,178

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| regions =

| region1 = {{flag|United States}}

| pop1 = 1,002,000

| ref1 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.ocac.gov.tw/public/public.asp?selno=9429&no=9429&level=C|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120916092810/http://www.ocac.gov.tw/public/public.asp?selno=9429&no=9429&level=C|archive-date = 16 September 2012|title = 僑委會全球資訊網}}

| region2 = {{flag|Indonesia}}

| pop2 = 632,000

| ref2 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.ocac.gov.tw/stat/chinese/global/canada/ca_pop_tw-sex%26age%26gen-01.xls|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110517033514/http://www.ocac.gov.tw/stat/chinese/global/canada/ca_pop_tw-sex%26age%26gen-01.xls|archive-date = 17 May 2011|title = 僑委會全球資訊網}}

| region3 = {{China}}

| pop3 = 404,000

| ref3 = {{cite news |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7238/4232538 |script-title=zh:這兩大因素影響 去年赴中國工作人數創近11年新低 |publisher=United Daily News |date=2019-12-17 |access-date=2020-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207091633/https://udn.com/news/story/7238/4232538 |archive-date=2020-02-07 |url-status=live }}

| region4 = {{flag|Malaysia}}

| pop4 = 340,090

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| region5 = {{flag|Japan}}

| pop5 = 303,000

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| region6 = {{flag|Thailand}}

| pop6 = 290,200

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| region7 = {{flag|Australia}}

| pop7 = 190,020

| ref7 = {{Cite web|url=https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=MIG|title=International Migration Database|website=stats.oecd.org}}

| region8 = {{flag|Canada}}

| pop8 = 173,000

| ref8 = {{cite web|title=Overseas Chinese Affairs Council - Taiwan (ROC)|url=http://www.ocac.gov.tw/OCAC/File/Attach/313/File_82347.pdf|publisher=OCA Council}}

| region9 = {{flag|Vietnam}}

| pop9 = 99,350

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| region10 = {{flag|Philippines}}

| pop10 = 99,000

| ref10 = {{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

| region11 = {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| pop11 = 96,000

| ref11 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.ocac.gov.tw/public/public.asp?selno=9429&no=9429&level=C|title=僑委會全球資訊網|website=www.ocac.gov.tw}}

| region12 = {{flag|Brazil}}

| pop12 = 90,000

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| region13 = {{flag|France}}

| pop13 = 89,500

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| region14 = {{flag|New Zealand}}

| pop14 = 89,000

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| region15 = {{flag|Singapore}}

| pop15 = 81,000

| ref15 = {{Cite web|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/node|title=早报|website=早报}}

| region16 = {{flag|South Africa}}

| pop16 = 75,000

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| region17 = {{flag|Costa Rica}}

| pop17 = 69,000

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| region18 = {{flag|Argentina}}

| pop18 = 68,000

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| region19 = {{flag|Brunei}}

| pop19 = 63,000

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| region20 = {{flag|Germany}}

| pop20 = 45,000

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| region21 = {{flag|South Korea}}

| pop21 = 31,000

| ref21 = {{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

| region22 = Others

| pop22 = 78,000

| ref22 = {{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

| languages = Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Formosan languages

| related_groups = Taiwanese

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Overseas Taiwanese ({{zh|t=海外臺灣人}}), also called "people of Taiwanese descent" ({{zh|t=臺裔|p=Táiyì}}), are people of Taiwanese birth or ancestry who live or were born outside of Taiwan. Overseas Taiwanese may or may not be Taiwanese citizens. Taiwanese citizens must return to the country to legally vote in elections, as there are no absentee ballots.{{cite news|last1=Mackinen|first1=Julie|title=Americans from Taiwan return home to vote and boost democracy|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-taiwan-voters-20160113-story.html|access-date=8 March 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=13 January 2016}}