Taiwanese diaspora

Overseas Taiwanese, also called "people of Taiwanese descent", 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.

In North America

There are 230,382 to 919,000 people of Taiwanese descent in the United States. They are concentrated in the states of California, New York, and Texas. There are over 91,000 Taiwanese people in Canada, mainly living in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario.