Taiwan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Taiwan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Taiwan was 0.89 in 2024 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1991. In 1994, the fertility rate was 1.72 — a -48.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Taiwan	World
1951	7.04	-
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	-	4.69
1961	-	4.56
1962	-	5.02
1963	-	5.31
1964	-	5.13
1965	-	5.08
1966	-	4.97
1967	-	4.87
1968	-	4.98
1969	-	4.88
1970	-	4.84
1971	-	4.69
1972	-	4.55
1973	-	4.42
1974	-	4.26
1975	-	4.07
1976	-	3.97
1977	-	3.84
1978	-	3.77
1979	-	3.76
1980	-	3.73
1981	2.46	3.71
1982	-	3.72
1983	-	3.59
1984	-	3.57
1985	-	3.53
1986	-	3.51
1987	-	3.48
1988	-	3.39
1989	-	3.35
1990	-	3.31
1991	1.72	3.13
1992	-	3.04
1993	-	2.97
1994	-	2.92
1995	-	2.87
1996	-	2.82
1997	-	2.78
1998	-	2.75
1999	-	2.72
2000	-	2.73
2001	1.4	2.69
2002	-	2.66
2003	-	2.64
2004	-	2.63
2005	-	2.61
2006	-	2.61
2007	-	2.6
2008	-	2.6
2009	-	2.59
2010	-	2.57
2011	1.07	2.55
2012	-	2.56
2013	-	2.53
2014	-	2.52
2015	1.18	2.49
2016	1.17	2.49
2017	1.13	2.46
2018	1.06	2.39
2019	1.05	2.35
2020	0.99	2.28
2021	0.98	2.25
2022	0.87	2.22
2023	0.87	2.2
2024	0.89	2.19
2025	0.88	2.18
2026	0.88	2.18
2027	0.89	2.17
2028	0.9	2.16
2029	0.91	2.15
2030	0.91	2.14
2031	0.92	2.13
2032	0.93	2.12
2033	0.95	2.12
2034	0.96	2.11
2035	0.97	2.1
2036	0.98	2.09
2037	0.99	2.09
2038	1	2.08
2039	1.01	2.08
2040	1.02	2.08
2041	1.03	2.07
2042	1.04	2.07
2043	1.05	2.07
2044	1.06	2.07
2045	1.07	2.06
2046	1.07	2.06
2047	1.08	2.06
2048	1.09	2.05
2049	1.1	2.05
2050	1.1	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.08% were to women under 20 years old, 27.4% to women ages 20-29, and 71.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 4.42%, 72.9%, and 22.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Taiwan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Taiwan	World
1960	-	37.4%
1961	-	37.5%
1962	-	37.6%
1963	-	37.8%
1964	-	38%
1965	-	38%
1966	-	38%
1967	-	38%
1968	-	37.9%
1969	-	37.8%
1970	-	37.7%
1971	-	37.6%
1972	-	37.5%
1973	-	37.3%
1974	36.2%	37.2%
1975	35.4%	37.1%
1976	34.7%	36.9%
1977	34%	36.7%
1978	33.3%	36.3%
1979	32.7%	35.9%
1980	32.1%	35.5%
1981	31.6%	35.2%
1982	31.2%	34.9%
1983	30.8%	34.6%
1984	30.2%	34.3%
1985	29.6%	34%
1986	29%	33.8%
1987	28.4%	33.6%
1988	28%	33.4%
1989	27.5%	33.2%
1990	27.1%	33%
1991	26.3%	32.9%
1992	25.8%	32.7%
1993	25.1%	32.5%
1994	24.4%	32.3%
1995	23.8%	32.1%
1996	23.1%	31.8%
1997	22.6%	31.5%
1998	22%	31.1%
1999	21.4%	30.8%
2000	21.1%	30.4%
2001	20.8%	30%
2002	20.4%	29.6%
2003	19.8%	29.2%
2004	19.3%	28.8%
2005	18.7%	28.5%
2006	18.1%	28.1%
2007	17.6%	27.9%
2008	17%	27.6%
2009	16.3%	27.5%
2010	15.6%	27.3%
2011	15.1%	27.1%
2012	14.6%	27%
2013	14.3%	26.9%
2014	14%	26.8%
2015	13.6%	26.6%
2016	13.3%	26.5%
2017	13.1%	26.4%
2018	12.9%	26.2%
2019	12.8%	26%
2020	12.6%	25.8%
2021	12.4%	25.6%
2022	12.1%	25.3%
2023	11.9%	25%
2024	11.7%	24.7%
2025	11.5%	24.4%
2026	11.3%	24.1%
2027	10.9%	23.8%
2028	10.5%	23.4%
2029	10.2%	23.1%
2030	9.8%	22.8%
2031	9.39%	22.6%
2032	9.06%	22.3%
2033	8.79%	22.1%
2034	8.55%	21.9%
2035	8.34%	21.7%
2036	8.2%	21.6%
2037	8.11%	21.5%
2038	8.06%	21.4%
2039	8.03%	21.3%
2040	8.01%	21.2%
2041	7.99%	21.1%
2042	7.99%	21%
2043	8%	21%
2044	8.01%	20.9%
2045	8.03%	20.8%
2046	8.06%	20.7%
2047	8.1%	20.7%
2048	8.14%	20.6%
2049	8.19%	20.5%
2050	8.24%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Taiwan was 36.2% in 1974, 21.1% in 2000, and 11.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Taiwan, excluding migration, has been -0.05% annually. On average, -12,465 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Taiwan
1966	346,958
1967	356,019
1968	365,133
1969	379,160
1970	393,010
1971	401,921
1972	410,193
1973	417,863
1974	425,401
1975	433,225
1976	442,018
1977	450,897
1978	459,289
1979	468,197
1980	477,138
1981	326,883
1982	332,774
1983	338,181
1984	343,199
1985	347,942
1986	351,930
1987	355,657
1988	359,694
1989	363,606
1990	367,657
1991	215,698
1992	217,809
1993	219,858
1994	221,832
1995	223,736
1996	225,564
1997	227,591
1998	229,712
1999	231,550
2000	233,382
2001	132,707
2002	133,431
2003	134,023
2004	134,522
2005	135,015
2006	135,572
2007	136,130
2008	136,607
2009	137,086
2010	137,458
2011	43,836
2012	43,981
2013	44,121
2014	44,233
2015	49,741
2016	35,980
2017	22,613
2018	8,725
2019	1,416
2020	-7,782
2021	-30,039
2022	-68,327
2023	-69,794
2024	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Taiwan was 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +79.5% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Taiwan	World
1985	-	460
1986	9.4	438
1987	8.9	429
1988	9	414
1989	12.7	401
1990	12.2	391
1991	8.1	395
1992	6.8	395
1993	9.2	389
1994	8	382
1995	7.7	371
1996	7.7	366
1997	9.2	358
1998	8.9	360
1999	8.4	340
2000	7.8	328
2001	7.8	321
2002	7.8	311
2003	7.8	301
2004	7.8	291
2005	7.8	283
2006	7.8	276
2007	7.8	269
2008	7.8	264
2009	7.8	258
2010	7.8	253
2011	7.8	247
2012	8.5	239
2013	8.5	235
2014	8.5	231
2015	11.3	228
2016	11.6	220
2017	11.6	215
2018	11.6	211
2019	15.4	207
2020	13	211
2021	14	242
2022	14	203
2023	14	197
2024	14	-