TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Earlier this month, Terence K. Teo posted this three-dimensional map of Taiwan on Twitter, which visually represents densely populated areas with peaks. The previous year, Teo ...

Boosting the birth rate Addressing what she called the “burning problem” of population decline in Taiwan, Chen said one of her top priorities as a lawmaker will be to lead efforts to widen ...

Population growth in Taiwan last year was once more in the green, up 155,802 compared with 2022 after declines since 2020, although the number of children born was down 3,415 from a year earlier, the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan recorded a population decline for the first time in history, as the nation's deaths outnumbered births by nearly 10,000 in the last 12 months. Ministry of the Interior ...

This decline marks a record low in births and underscores growing concerns over Taiwan’s aging population. A total of 134,856 new births was recorded in 2024, 715 fewer than in 2023.

Chen said about 17% of the 135,571 births in Taiwan in 2023 were from assisted reproduction, adding that if the rules are further relaxed, Taiwan could expect a rise in the birth rate of 20% to 30%.