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Fertility & birth rates in Taiwan and Tajikistan

Updated on by Georank team

Taiwan has an annual birth rate of 5.76 births per 1,000 people, compared to 26.1 for Tajikistan. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 0.89 in Taiwan and 3.07 in Tajikistan — 247.1% difference.

1981 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -64.8% in Taiwan and by -49.8% in Tajikistan — in 1981, it was 2.46 and 6.12, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Taiwan is ranked 193/196 by birth rate compared to 48/196 for Tajikistan.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 32.2 in Taiwan — it's 26.4 in Tajikistan.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 3 in Taiwan vs 40.4 in Tajikistan.
  • In Taiwan, 22.9% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 25.5% in Tajikistan.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2023 to 2024 was -0.29% in Taiwan and +2.15% in Tajikistan.

Birth rate data compared

Taiwan Tajikistan
Fertility rate 0.89 3.07
Birth rate 5.76 26.1
Birth rate rank 193/196 48/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 23.2 years
Average age at childbearing 32.2 years 26.4 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2.87 38.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 27.7 206.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 10.3 27.4
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22.9% 25.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 n/a 27.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff n/a 94.8%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.01%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.28% 1.26%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.45% 2.29%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a 2.73%
Population change due to births and deaths -67,188 +223,828
Natural population change rank 186/196 56/196
Natural population change rate -0.29% +2.15%
Population growth +0.29% +1.94%
Population growth rank 150/197 57/197
Life expectancy 80.9 years 72.1 years

Fertility rate in Taiwan vs Tajikistan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Taiwan was 0.89 children per woman in 2024, compared to 3.07 in Tajikistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Taiwan vs Tajikistan population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Taiwan
Factual

UN forecast
Tajikistan
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Taiwan Tajikistan
1951 7.04 -
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 - 6.24
1961 - 6.35
1962 - 6.48
1963 - 6.62
1964 - 6.68
1965 - 6.74
1966 - 6.82
1967 - 6.89
1968 - 6.91
1969 - 6.91
1970 - 6.91
1971 - 6.91
1972 - 6.89
1973 - 6.84
1974 - 6.77
1975 - 6.69
1976 - 6.6
1977 - 6.49
1978 - 6.4
1979 - 6.31
1980 - 6.21
1981 2.46 6.12
1982 - 6.03
1983 - 5.98
1984 - 5.96
1985 - 5.94
1986 - 5.91
1987 - 5.84
1988 - 5.75
1989 - 5.61
1990 - 5.46
1991 1.72 5.28
1992 - 5.06
1993 - 4.92
1994 - 4.79
1995 - 4.66
1996 - 3.94
1997 - 4.06
1998 - 4.07
1999 - 3.85
2000 - 3.49
2001 1.4 3.49
2002 - 3.47
2003 - 3.42
2004 - 3.51
2005 - 3.4
2006 - 3.34
2007 - 3.37
2008 - 3.39
2009 - 3.43
2010 - 3.46
2011 1.07 3.46
2012 - 3.42
2013 - 3.43
2014 - 3.46
2015 1.18 3.46
2016 1.17 3.38
2017 1.13 3.29
2018 1.06 3.29
2019 1.05 3.28
2020 0.99 3.21
2021 0.98 3.17
2022 0.87 3.13
2023 0.87 3.07
2024 0.89 3.04
2025 0.88 2.99
2026 0.88 2.96
2027 0.89 2.93
2028 0.9 2.89
2029 0.91 2.86
2030 0.91 2.83
2031 0.92 2.8
2032 0.93 2.76
2033 0.95 2.73
2034 0.96 2.7
2035 0.97 2.68
2036 0.98 2.65
2037 0.99 2.63
2038 1 2.6
2039 1.01 2.58
2040 1.02 2.55
2041 1.03 2.53
2042 1.04 2.51
2043 1.05 2.49
2044 1.06 2.46
2045 1.07 2.44
2046 1.07 2.42
2047 1.08 2.4
2048 1.09 2.38
2049 1.1 2.37
2050 1.1 2.35

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Taiwan
Factual

UN forecast
Tajikistan
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Taiwan Tajikistan
1960 - 40.2%
1961 - 41.4%
1962 - 42.5%
1963 - 43.4%
1964 - 44.1%
1965 - 44.4%
1966 - 44.6%
1967 - 44.7%
1968 - 44.7%
1969 - 44.6%
1970 - 44.6%
1971 - 44.5%
1972 - 44.4%
1973 - 44.3%
1974 36.2% 44.2%
1975 35.4% 44%
1976 34.7% 43.8%
1977 34% 43.6%
1978 33.3% 43.4%
1979 32.7% 43.2%
1980 32.1% 43.2%
1981 31.6% 43.2%
1982 31.2% 43.2%
1983 30.8% 43.3%
1984 30.2% 43.3%
1985 29.6% 43.3%
1986 29% 43.1%
1987 28.4% 43.1%
1988 28% 43.2%
1989 27.5% 43.4%
1990 27.1% 43.7%
1991 26.3% 44%
1992 25.8% 44.3%
1993 25.1% 44.6%
1994 24.4% 44.8%
1995 23.8% 44.9%
1996 23.1% 44.7%
1997 22.6% 44.3%
1998 22% 43.7%
1999 21.4% 43%
2000 21.1% 42.3%
2001 20.8% 41.5%
2002 20.4% 40.7%
2003 19.8% 39.9%
2004 19.3% 39.3%
2005 18.7% 38.6%
2006 18.1% 38%
2007 17.6% 37.6%
2008 17% 37.3%
2009 16.3% 37%
2010 15.6% 36.8%
2011 15.1% 36.7%
2012 14.6% 36.7%
2013 14.3% 36.5%
2014 14% 36.4%
2015 13.6% 36.3%
2016 13.3% 36.3%
2017 13.1% 36.2%
2018 12.9% 36.2%
2019 12.8% 36.3%
2020 12.6% 36.4%
2021 12.4% 36.6%
2022 12.1% 36.6%
2023 11.9% 36.5%
2024 11.7% 36.3%
2025 11.5% 35.9%
2026 11.3% 35.4%
2027 10.9% 35%
2028 10.5% 34.5%
2029 10.2% 33.9%
2030 9.8% 33.2%
2031 9.39% 32.5%
2032 9.06% 32%
2033 8.79% 31.6%
2034 8.55% 31.2%
2035 8.34% 30.8%
2036 8.2% 30.4%
2037 8.11% 30.1%
2038 8.06% 29.8%
2039 8.03% 29.6%
2040 8.01% 29.4%
2041 7.99% 29.2%
2042 7.99% 29.1%
2043 8% 29%
2044 8.01% 28.9%
2045 8.03% 28.7%
2046 8.06% 28.6%
2047 8.1% 28.4%
2048 8.14% 28.1%
2049 8.19% 27.9%
2050 8.24% 27.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.7% of the population in Taiwan and 36.3% in Tajikistan in 2024, compared to 27.1% and 43.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Taiwan and Tajikistan compared.

Natural population change in Taiwan vs Tajikistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.05% in Taiwan and +2.42% in Tajikistan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Taiwan
Tajikistan

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Taiwan Tajikistan
1960 - 65,415
1961 - 68,182
1962 - 70,700
1963 - 73,065
1964 - 74,030
1965 - 75,139
1966 346,958 76,702
1967 356,019 78,733
1968 365,133 80,698
1969 379,160 82,931
1970 393,010 85,645
1971 401,921 88,618
1972 410,193 91,677
1973 417,863 94,523
1974 425,401 97,481
1975 433,225 100,604
1976 442,018 103,777
1977 450,897 106,920
1978 459,289 110,564
1979 468,197 114,496
1980 477,138 117,888
1981 326,883 121,418
1982 332,774 127,838
1983 338,181 133,280
1984 343,199 139,145
1985 347,942 145,720
1986 351,930 155,987
1987 355,657 163,611
1988 359,694 172,805
1989 363,606 179,212
1990 367,657 178,429
1991 215,698 177,585
1992 217,809 163,652
1993 219,858 157,975
1994 221,832 167,590
1995 223,736 168,934
1996 225,564 138,287
1997 227,591 149,825
1998 229,712 153,508
1999 231,550 147,622
2000 233,382 136,549
2001 132,707 142,276
2002 133,431 146,492
2003 134,023 150,391
2004 134,522 161,201
2005 135,015 160,189
2006 135,572 164,046
2007 136,130 173,200
2008 136,607 182,337
2009 137,086 192,851
2010 137,458 201,389
2011 43,836 208,429
2012 43,981 213,078
2013 44,121 220,693
2014 44,233 227,304
2015 49,741 230,903
2016 35,980 228,547
2017 22,613 224,396
2018 8,725 228,597
2019 1,416 231,817
2020 -7,782 219,467
2021 -30,039 222,850
2022 -68,327 228,336
2023 -69,794 223,828
2024 -67,188 -

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Maternal mortality chart: Taiwan vs Tajikistan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Taiwan, compared to 14 deaths in Tajikistan.

Taiwan
Tajikistan
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Taiwan Tajikistan
1985 - 98
1986 9.4 91
1987 8.9 91
1988 9 83
1989 12.7 85
1990 12.2 80
1991 8.1 79
1992 6.8 84
1993 9.2 84
1994 8 85
1995 7.7 81
1996 7.7 82
1997 9.2 76
1998 8.9 72
1999 8.4 64
2000 7.8 58
2001 7.8 58
2002 7.8 48
2003 7.8 39
2004 7.8 36
2005 7.8 36
2006 7.8 35
2007 7.8 30
2008 7.8 29
2009 7.8 29
2010 7.8 26
2011 7.8 25
2012 8.5 23
2013 8.5 21
2014 8.5 21
2015 11.3 20
2016 11.6 20
2017 11.6 17
2018 11.6 16
2019 15.4 16
2020 13 25
2021 14 25
2022 14 14
2023 14 14
2024 14 -

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