Opinion polling on Taiwanese identity

Results from an identity survey conducted each year since 1992 by the Election Study Center, National Chengchi University. Responses are Taiwanese (green), Chinese (red) or Both Taiwanese and Chinese (hatched); nonresponses in gray.

This page lists public opinion polls conducted in relation to the issue of Taiwanese identity.

Three-way polls

National Chengchi University

Date(s)	Sample size					Lead
		Taiwanese (臺灣人)	Chinese (中國人)	Both	No response / Do not know
December 2024 [1]	16442	63.4%	2.4%	31.0%	3.2%	32.4%
December 2023 [1]	14933	61.7%	2.4%	32.0%	3.9%	29.7%
December 2022 [1]	12173	63.3%	2.5%	30.6%	3.6%	32.7%
December 2021 [1]	12026	62.3%	2.8%	31.7%	3.2%	30.6%
December 2020 [1]	11490	64.3%	2.6%	29.9%	3.2%	34.4%
December 2019 [1]	16276	58.5%	3.3%	34.7%	3.5%	23.8%
December 2018 [1]	9490	54.5%	3.6%	38.2%	3.7%	16.3%
December 2017 [1]	13455	55.5%	3.7%	37.0%	3.7%	18.5%
December 2016 [1]	11490	59.5%	3.3%	33.3%	4.0%	26.2%
December 2015 [1]	22509	59.5%	3.3%	33.3%	4.0%	26.2%
December 2014 [1]	20009	60.6%	3.5%	32.5%	3.5%	28.1%
December 2013 [1]	13359	57.1%	3.8%	35.8%	3.3%	21.3%
December 2012 [1]	18011	54.3%	3.6%	38.5%	3.6%	15.8%
December 2011 [1]	23779	52.2%	3.9%	40.3%	3.7%	11.9%
December 2010 [1]	13163	52.7%	3.7%	39.8%	3.8%	12.9%
December 2009 [1]	20244	51.6%	4.2%	39.8%	4.4%	11.8%
December 2008 [1]	16280	48.4%	4.0%	43.1%	4.5%	5.2%
December 2007 [1]	13910	43.7%	5.4%	44.7%	6.2%	1.0%
December 2006 [1]	13193	44.2%	6.3%	44.9%	4.6%	0.7%
December 2005 [1]	7939	45.0%	7.2%	43.4%	4.4%	1.6%
December 2004 [1]	34854	41.1%	6.2%	47.7%	5.0%	6.6%
December 2003 [1]	14247	42.5%	8.3%	43.3%	5.9%	0.8%
December 2002 [1]	10003	41.2%	9.2%	43.7%	5.8%	2.5%
December 2001 [1]	10679	41.6%	10.6%	43.1%	4.7%	1.5%
December 2000 [1]	11062	36.9%	12.5%	44.1%	6.5%	7.2%
December 1999 [1]	9273	39.6%	16.3%	42.5%	5.8%	2.9%
December 1998 [1]	14063	36.2%	16.3%	39.6%	7.8%	3.4%
December 1997 [1]	3910	34.0%	19.2%	41.4%	5.3%	7.4%
December 1996 [1]	10666	24.1%	17.6%	49.3%	9.0%	25.2%
December 1995 [1]	21402	25.0%	20.7%	47.0%	7.3%	22.0%
December 1994 [1]	1209	20.2%	26.2%	44.6%	8.9%	18.4%
December 1992 [1]	4120	17.6%	25.5%	46.4%	10.5%	7.9%

Other polls

Date(s)	Pollster/client	Sample size					Lead
			Taiwanese (臺灣人)	Chinese (中國人)	Both	No response / Do not know
March 14, 2023	Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation [2]	1073	78.0%	7.7%	9.1%	5.2%	68.9%
April 19, 2022	Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation [3]	1071	80.1%	5.3%	10.2%	4.4%	69.9%
July 21, 2021	Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation [4]	1072	76.8%	7.5%	11.3%	4.4%	65.5%
February 25, 2020	Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation [5]	1097	83.2%	5.3%	6.7%	4.8%	76.5%
November 24, 2019	CommonWealth Magazine [6]	1073	61.9%	6.5%	28.3%	3.3%	33.6%
December 15, 2009	CommonWealth Magazine [7]	--	62%	8%	22%	8%	40.2%
March 11, 2009	TVBS [8]	1113	49%	3%	44%	4%	5%
June 9, 2008	TVBS [9]	1015	45%	4%	45%	6%	0%

Two-way polls

Date(s)	Polling organisation/client	Sample size				Lead
			Taiwanese	Chinese	No response / Do not know
February 5, 2015	Taiwan Braintrust [10]	1079	89.5%	6.0%	5.5%	83.5%
June 9, 2008	TVBS [9]	1015	68%	18%	14%	50%

References

1. "Chinese / Taiwanese Identity". Election Study Center. National Chengchi University. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
2. "March 2023 Public Opinion Poll – English Excerpt" (PDF). Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
3. "April 2022 Public Opinion Poll – English Excerpt" (PDF). Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
4. You, Yinglung. "Special Report: Taiwanese National Identity and the Shifts in Support for Unification vs. Independence" (PDF). Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
5. Lu, Yi-hsuan; Xie, Dennis (25 February 2020). "New high of 83.2% see themselves as Taiwanese: poll". Taipei Times . p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
6. 林倖妃. "天下2020獨家國情調查：台灣vs.中華民國 世代衝突，更勝南北". CommonWealth Magazine . Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
7. 天下雜誌民調顯示：6成1民眾擔心經濟傾中 7成5年輕人自認台灣人. Liberty Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 March 2010.
8. "ECFA issues and the nationality identification" (PDF). TVBS . Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2009.
9. 民意調查：兩會復談前國族認同民調 (PDF). TVBS . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
10. "Support for Taiwanese independence, identity: think tank poll". Taipei Times . 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.