1. EnergyTaiwan

   Taiwan: in 10 years the economy grew 47% and electricity use grew 12%

   GDPElectricity use

   From 2015 to 2025: real GDP and all electricity used in the country — homes, industry, transport. Supply, efficiency and the mix of industries can matter; these series do not separate their effects. The gap alone does not prove GDP is mismeasured.

   Source: IMF WEO (GDP growth); Ember (electricity demand)Open on the chart →

More findings

• Taiwan: an older population than France
• Taiwan: lower fertility than Japan
• Taiwan: fewer babies were born in 2025 than in any year since 1906
• Taiwan: 1.5 times as many people aged 65+ as children under 15
• Taiwan: more people now die than are born
• Taiwan: now 1.4 times as many foreign-born residents as natives living abroad

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