Fertility & birth rates in Taiwan and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Taiwan vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Taiwan vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1951	7.04	-
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	-	6.5
1961	-	6.49
1962	-	6.49
1963	-	6.5
1964	-	6.49
1965	-	6.5
1966	-	6.5
1967	-	6.51
1968	-	6.53
1969	-	6.52
1970	-	6.52
1971	-	6.52
1972	-	6.5
1973	-	6.46
1974	-	6.41
1975	-	6.35
1976	-	6.29
1977	-	6.22
1978	-	6.15
1979	-	6.06
1980	-	5.95
1981	2.46	5.81
1982	-	5.66
1983	-	5.48
1984	-	5.3
1985	-	5.13
1986	-	5
1987	-	4.88
1988	-	4.77
1989	-	4.65
1990	-	4.51
1991	1.72	4.25
1992	-	4.09
1993	-	3.82
1994	-	3.76
1995	-	3.28
1996	-	3.06
1997	-	2.83
1998	-	2.77
1999	-	2.79
2000	-	2.73
2001	1.4	2.62
2002	-	2.54
2003	-	2.49
2004	-	2.38
2005	-	2.23
2006	-	1.96
2007	-	1.79
2008	-	1.52
2009	-	1.58
2010	-	1.57
2011	1.07	1.54
2012	-	1.53
2013	-	1.53
2014	-	1.48
2015	1.18	1.42
2016	1.17	1.37
2017	1.13	1.35
2018	1.06	1.29
2019	1.05	1.25
2020	0.99	1.29
2021	0.98	1.16
2022	0.87	1.15
2023	0.87	1.2
2024	0.89	1.21
2025	0.88	1.21
2026	0.88	1.21
2027	0.89	1.21
2028	0.9	1.22
2029	0.91	1.22
2030	0.91	1.23
2031	0.92	1.23
2032	0.93	1.24
2033	0.95	1.25
2034	0.96	1.25
2035	0.97	1.26
2036	0.98	1.26
2037	0.99	1.27
2038	1	1.28
2039	1.01	1.28
2040	1.02	1.28
2041	1.03	1.29
2042	1.04	1.29
2043	1.05	1.3
2044	1.06	1.3
2045	1.07	1.31
2046	1.07	1.31
2047	1.08	1.31
2048	1.09	1.32
2049	1.1	1.32
2050	1.1	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Taiwan	UAE
1960	-	37.8%
1961	-	36.7%
1962	-	35.8%
1963	-	35.1%
1964	-	34.5%
1965	-	33.9%
1966	-	33.2%
1967	-	32.1%
1968	-	31.2%
1969	-	30.6%
1970	-	29.8%
1971	-	29%
1972	-	28.3%
1973	-	27.8%
1974	36.2%	27.4%
1975	35.4%	27.2%
1976	34.7%	26.9%
1977	34%	26.8%
1978	33.3%	26.9%
1979	32.7%	27.1%
1980	32.1%	27.4%
1981	31.6%	28%
1982	31.2%	28.8%
1983	30.8%	29.5%
1984	30.2%	30.2%
1985	29.6%	30.7%
1986	29%	31.2%
1987	28.4%	31.2%
1988	28%	30.9%
1989	27.5%	30.3%
1990	27.1%	29.6%
1991	26.3%	28.8%
1992	25.8%	28.1%
1993	25.1%	27.4%
1994	24.4%	26.7%
1995	23.8%	25.9%
1996	23.1%	25.2%
1997	22.6%	24.3%
1998	22%	23.1%
1999	21.4%	22%
2000	21.1%	20.8%
2001	20.8%	19.8%
2002	20.4%	18.9%
2003	19.8%	18.3%
2004	19.3%	17.8%
2005	18.7%	17.5%
2006	18.1%	17.2%
2007	17.6%	17%
2008	17%	16.9%
2009	16.3%	16.9%
2010	15.6%	16.9%
2011	15.1%	16.8%
2012	14.6%	16.8%
2013	14.3%	16.8%
2014	14%	16.8%
2015	13.6%	16.8%
2016	13.3%	16.8%
2017	13.1%	16.8%
2018	12.9%	16.7%
2019	12.8%	16.6%
2020	12.6%	16.6%
2021	12.4%	16.5%
2022	12.1%	16.5%
2023	11.9%	16.3%
2024	11.7%	16.1%
2025	11.5%	16%
2026	11.3%	15.9%
2027	10.9%	15.9%
2028	10.5%	15.9%
2029	10.2%	15.9%
2030	9.8%	16%
2031	9.39%	16.1%
2032	9.06%	16.3%
2033	8.79%	16.5%
2034	8.55%	16.7%
2035	8.34%	16.9%
2036	8.2%	17.1%
2037	8.11%	17.3%
2038	8.06%	17.5%
2039	8.03%	17.7%
2040	8.01%	17.9%
2041	7.99%	18%
2042	7.99%	18.1%
2043	8%	18.2%
2044	8.01%	18.3%
2045	8.03%	18.3%
2046	8.06%	18.3%
2047	8.1%	18.3%
2048	8.14%	18.3%
2049	8.19%	18.2%
2050	8.24%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.7% of the population in Taiwan and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 27.1% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Taiwan vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.05% in Taiwan and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	-	3,418
1961	-	3,657
1962	-	3,901
1963	-	4,157
1964	-	4,410
1965	-	4,675
1966	346,958	4,955
1967	356,019	5,264
1968	365,133	5,588
1969	379,160	6,138
1970	393,010	6,922
1971	401,921	7,839
1972	410,193	8,818
1973	417,863	9,822
1974	425,401	10,835
1975	433,225	11,859
1976	442,018	12,876
1977	450,897	15,787
1978	459,289	18,879
1979	468,197	21,987
1980	477,138	25,005
1981	326,883	27,560
1982	332,774	29,585
1983	338,181	31,480
1984	343,199	33,250
1985	347,942	34,855
1986	351,930	36,829
1987	355,657	37,741
1988	359,694	38,861
1989	363,606	40,148
1990	367,657	41,339
1991	215,698	41,409
1992	217,809	42,119
1993	219,858	41,324
1994	221,832	42,976
1995	223,736	38,685
1996	225,564	37,886
1997	227,591	38,207
1998	229,712	41,176
1999	231,550	46,198
2000	233,382	49,993
2001	132,707	52,789
2002	133,431	55,922
2003	134,023	59,118
2004	134,522	60,344
2005	135,015	60,046
2006	135,572	54,338
2007	136,130	55,048
2008	136,607	55,426
2009	137,086	66,521
2010	137,458	69,907
2011	43,836	73,496
2012	43,981	78,682
2013	44,121	82,977
2014	44,233	84,277
2015	49,741	85,044
2016	35,980	87,028
2017	22,613	89,382
2018	8,725	86,840
2019	1,416	86,296
2020	-7,782	87,871
2021	-30,039	76,802
2022	-68,327	81,758
2023	-69,794	92,698
2024	-67,188	-

Maternal mortality chart: Taiwan vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Taiwan	UAE
1985	-	19
1986	9.4	19
1987	8.9	19
1988	9	19
1989	12.7	19
1990	12.2	19
1991	8.1	19
1992	6.8	19
1993	9.2	19
1994	8	19
1995	7.7	18
1996	7.7	16
1997	9.2	14
1998	8.9	12
1999	8.4	10
2000	7.8	8
2001	7.8	7
2002	7.8	5
2003	7.8	5
2004	7.8	4
2005	7.8	4
2006	7.8	3
2007	7.8	3
2008	7.8	3
2009	7.8	3
2010	7.8	3
2011	7.8	4
2012	8.5	4
2013	8.5	4
2014	8.5	3
2015	11.3	3
2016	11.6	3
2017	11.6	3
2018	11.6	3
2019	15.4	3
2020	13	6
2021	14	6
2022	14	2
2023	14	3
2024	14	-