Fertility & birth rates in Taiwan and Thailand

Fertility rate in Taiwan vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Taiwan	Thailand
1951	7.04	-
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	-	6.33
1961	-	6.32
1962	-	6.33
1963	-	6.34
1964	-	6.31
1965	-	6.26
1966	-	6.18
1967	-	6.08
1968	-	5.93
1969	-	5.7
1970	-	5.45
1971	-	5.25
1972	-	5.08
1973	-	4.85
1974	-	4.6
1975	-	4.36
1976	-	4.12
1977	-	3.87
1978	-	3.62
1979	-	3.45
1980	-	3.29
1981	2.46	3.13
1982	-	2.94
1983	-	2.76
1984	-	2.58
1985	-	2.45
1986	-	2.36
1987	-	2.26
1988	-	2.17
1989	-	2.14
1990	-	2.07
1991	1.72	2.04
1992	-	2.01
1993	-	1.97
1994	-	1.93
1995	-	1.89
1996	-	1.87
1997	-	1.85
1998	-	1.82
1999	-	1.77
2000	-	1.73
2001	1.4	1.71
2002	-	1.69
2003	-	1.67
2004	-	1.67
2005	-	1.64
2006	-	1.63
2007	-	1.62
2008	-	1.59
2009	-	1.57
2010	-	1.56
2011	1.07	1.57
2012	-	1.56
2013	-	1.53
2014	-	1.48
2015	1.18	1.45
2016	1.17	1.4
2017	1.13	1.36
2018	1.06	1.32
2019	1.05	1.29
2020	0.99	1.26
2021	0.98	1.23
2022	0.87	1.22
2023	0.87	1.21
2024	0.89	1.2
2025	0.88	1.19
2026	0.88	1.19
2027	0.89	1.19
2028	0.9	1.19
2029	0.91	1.19
2030	0.91	1.2
2031	0.92	1.2
2032	0.93	1.21
2033	0.95	1.21
2034	0.96	1.22
2035	0.97	1.22
2036	0.98	1.23
2037	0.99	1.23
2038	1	1.24
2039	1.01	1.24
2040	1.02	1.25
2041	1.03	1.25
2042	1.04	1.26
2043	1.05	1.26
2044	1.06	1.26
2045	1.07	1.27
2046	1.07	1.27
2047	1.08	1.28
2048	1.09	1.28
2049	1.1	1.28
2050	1.1	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Taiwan	Thailand
1960	-	44.3%
1961	-	44.6%
1962	-	44.8%
1963	-	45.1%
1964	-	45.3%
1965	-	45.4%
1966	-	45.4%
1967	-	45.3%
1968	-	45.2%
1969	-	45%
1970	-	44.8%
1971	-	44.4%
1972	-	44%
1973	-	43.5%
1974	36.2%	43%
1975	35.4%	42.4%
1976	34.7%	41.8%
1977	34%	41.1%
1978	33.3%	40.3%
1979	32.7%	39.5%
1980	32.1%	38.7%
1981	31.6%	37.8%
1982	31.2%	37%
1983	30.8%	36%
1984	30.2%	35.1%
1985	29.6%	34.1%
1986	29%	33.2%
1987	28.4%	32.4%
1988	28%	31.5%
1989	27.5%	30.7%
1990	27.1%	30%
1991	26.3%	29.2%
1992	25.8%	28.5%
1993	25.1%	28%
1994	24.4%	27.4%
1995	23.8%	26.9%
1996	23.1%	26.4%
1997	22.6%	25.9%
1998	22%	25.4%
1999	21.4%	24.9%
2000	21.1%	24.4%
2001	20.8%	23.9%
2002	20.4%	23.4%
2003	19.8%	23%
2004	19.3%	22.6%
2005	18.7%	22.2%
2006	18.1%	21.7%
2007	17.6%	21.3%
2008	17%	20.9%
2009	16.3%	20.6%
2010	15.6%	20.1%
2011	15.1%	19.7%
2012	14.6%	19.2%
2013	14.3%	18.8%
2014	14%	18.5%
2015	13.6%	18.1%
2016	13.3%	17.7%
2017	13.1%	17.3%
2018	12.9%	16.9%
2019	12.8%	16.6%
2020	12.6%	16.2%
2021	12.4%	15.8%
2022	12.1%	15.4%
2023	11.9%	15.1%
2024	11.7%	14.7%
2025	11.5%	14.4%
2026	11.3%	14.1%
2027	10.9%	13.7%
2028	10.5%	13.4%
2029	10.2%	13.1%
2030	9.8%	12.9%
2031	9.39%	12.7%
2032	9.06%	12.5%
2033	8.79%	12.3%
2034	8.55%	12.2%
2035	8.34%	12.1%
2036	8.2%	12%
2037	8.11%	11.9%
2038	8.06%	11.9%
2039	8.03%	11.8%
2040	8.01%	11.8%
2041	7.99%	11.8%
2042	7.99%	11.8%
2043	8%	11.7%
2044	8.01%	11.7%
2045	8.03%	11.7%
2046	8.06%	11.7%
2047	8.1%	11.6%
2048	8.14%	11.6%
2049	8.19%	11.6%
2050	8.24%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.7% of the population in Taiwan and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 27.1% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Taiwan and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Taiwan vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.05% in Taiwan and +0.18% in Thailand. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Taiwan	Thailand
1960	-	774,190
1961	-	801,140
1962	-	828,741
1963	-	860,728
1964	-	885,137
1965	-	909,000
1966	346,958	929,469
1967	356,019	944,980
1968	365,133	953,806
1969	379,160	948,314
1970	393,010	937,116
1971	401,921	936,215
1972	410,193	940,420
1973	417,863	933,540
1974	425,401	923,151
1975	433,225	911,980
1976	442,018	894,072
1977	450,897	871,232
1978	459,289	847,799
1979	468,197	843,434
1980	477,138	845,575
1981	326,883	839,297
1982	332,774	817,951
1983	338,181	794,239
1984	343,199	779,856
1985	347,942	776,935
1986	351,930	783,430
1987	355,657	774,498
1988	359,694	765,252
1989	363,606	774,563
1990	367,657	760,808
1991	215,698	760,508
1992	217,809	754,999
1993	219,858	737,696
1994	221,832	712,589
1995	223,736	682,703
1996	225,564	661,397
1997	227,591	644,834
1998	229,712	617,318
1999	231,550	578,073
2000	233,382	543,884
2001	132,707	524,230
2002	133,431	504,299
2003	134,023	488,003
2004	134,522	466,542
2005	135,015	456,378
2006	135,572	441,211
2007	136,130	425,362
2008	136,607	401,730
2009	137,086	382,636
2010	137,458	370,466
2011	43,836	365,670
2012	43,981	351,485
2013	44,121	325,059
2014	44,233	294,628
2015	49,741	266,362
2016	35,980	226,255
2017	22,613	194,695
2018	8,725	159,383
2019	1,416	116,867
2020	-7,782	84,107
2021	-30,039	57,382
2022	-68,327	-61,046
2023	-69,794	-46,105
2024	-67,188	-

Maternal mortality chart: Taiwan vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Taiwan	Thailand
1985	-	88
1986	9.4	78
1987	8.9	72
1988	9	67
1989	12.7	64
1990	12.2	60
1991	8.1	59
1992	6.8	58
1993	9.2	57
1994	8	54
1995	7.7	52
1996	7.7	49
1997	9.2	48
1998	8.9	47
1999	8.4	48
2000	7.8	49
2001	7.8	47
2002	7.8	44
2003	7.8	42
2004	7.8	44
2005	7.8	40
2006	7.8	38
2007	7.8	38
2008	7.8	37
2009	7.8	37
2010	7.8	37
2011	7.8	37
2012	8.5	36
2013	8.5	35
2014	8.5	34
2015	11.3	34
2016	11.6	34
2017	11.6	34
2018	11.6	34
2019	15.4	34
2020	13	36
2021	14	38
2022	14	112
2023	14	34
2024	14	-