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Taiwan

Migrant workers by nationality and type of work

Migrant workers, end of 2025
866,275
Change on a year earlier
+5.6%
Largest nationality
Indonesia
Caregivers
223,562
Workers866,275End 2025
Year by year
Data as at End of 2025
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Migrant workers in Taiwan

Foreign workers admitted for industrial and social-welfare work under Article 46(1)(8)–(10) of the Employment Service Act, at the end of each year. The count includes workers whose employment permit is no longer valid.

Migrant workers at the end of each year

433k866k20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
433k866k201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015587,940
2016624,768
2017676,142
2018706,850
2019718,058
2020709,123
2021669,992
2022728,081
2023753,430
2024820,083
2025866,275
End of yearAllValid employment permitIndustrySocial welfarePermit no longer valid
2025866,275766,212540,662225,550100,063
2024820,083724,805510,138214,66795,278
2023753,430664,214463,229200,98589,216
2022728,081646,165458,203187,96281,916
2021669,992598,247405,419192,82871,745
2020709,123644,014426,495217,51965,109
2019718,058662,788433,054229,73455,270
2018706,850646,474422,256224,21860,376
2017676,142615,168398,295216,87360,974
2016624,768562,017357,997204,02062,751
2015587,940528,095336,363191,73259,845
Source: Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部), migrant workers in Taiwan by nationality, sex, age and type of work — data.gov.tw, Open Government Data License v1.0Data as at End of 2025

By nationality

Migrant workers by nationality at the end of 2025, and since 2015.

Migrant workers, end of 2025
  1. Indonesia325,529
  2. Vietnam295,719
  3. Philippines173,784
  4. Thailand71,241
End of yearIndonesiaVietnamPhilippinesThailand
2025325,529295,719173,78471,241
2024302,920283,584160,59672,981
2023272,855263,263149,37167,939
2022250,114256,182154,80666,976
2021237,168234,054141,80856,954
2020263,358236,835150,78658,135
2019276,411224,713157,48759,445
2018268,576223,300154,20960,764
2017258,084208,095148,78661,176
2016245,180184,920135,79758,869
2015236,526169,981123,05858,372
Source: Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部), migrant workers in Taiwan by nationality, sex, age and type of work — data.gov.tw, Open Government Data License v1.0Data as at End of 2025

By type of work

Workers with a valid employment permit by type of work, end of 2025. Industry work covers manufacturing, construction, agriculture and fishing, and waste collection; social-welfare work covers caregivers in homes and institutions and domestic helpers.

Valid permits, end of 2025
  1. Manufacturing482,608
  2. Caregivers223,562
  3. Construction34,305
  4. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and livestock23,371
  5. Domestic helpers1,988
  6. Waste collection and recycling378
Industry, end of 2025
540,662
Social welfare, end of 2025
225,550
Caregivers as share of valid permits
29.2%
Women among all migrant workers
48.4%
Source: Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部), migrant workers in Taiwan by nationality, sex, age and type of work — data.gov.tw, Open Government Data License v1.0Data as at End of 2025

By age

Workers with a valid employment permit by age and nationality, end of 2025.

Valid permits by age, end of 2025
  1. 24 and under99,979
  2. 25–34370,781
  3. 35–44230,921
  4. 45–5461,040
  5. 55 and over3,488
Nationality24 and under25–3435–4445–5455 and over
Indonesia39,764134,20791,54427,452619
Vietnam47,286104,59967,25413,522652
Philippines7,065103,91851,9506,958359
Thailand5,86328,05720,17313,1081,858
Source: Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部), migrant workers in Taiwan by nationality, sex, age and type of work — data.gov.tw, Open Government Data License v1.0Data as at End of 2025

Employment permit status

Workers counted at the end of 2025 whose employment permit is no longer valid, by nationality (the Ministry's own category; reasons are not broken down).

NationalityAllValid permitNo longer validShare no longer valid
Indonesia325,529293,58631,9439.8%
Vietnam295,719233,31362,40621.1%
Philippines173,784170,2523,5322.0%
Thailand71,24169,0602,1813.1%
Source: Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部), migrant workers in Taiwan by nationality, sex, age and type of work — data.gov.tw, Open Government Data License v1.0Data as at End of 2025

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