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Population Age Structure

The proportion of the population aged 0-14 dropped 15.1% in 2011 to12.4% in 2021.
The proportion of the population aged 65 and above rose from 10.9% in 2011 to 16.9% in 2021.

Age

2022

Age 0-4 years

811,733

2011

Age 0-4 years

956,990

80+

886,619

80+

634,781

80+

75-79

593,730

75-79

498,980

75-79

70-74

1,115,706

70-74

669,950

70-74

65-69

1,489,738

65-69

724,538

65-69

60-64

1,715,580

60-64

1,175,321

60-64

55-59

1,782,312

55-59

1,608,114

55-59

50-54

1,770,183

50-54

1,800,906

50-54

45-49

1,827,312

45-49

1,905,738

45-49

40-44

2,009,683

40-44

1,842,060

40-44

35-39

1,672,483

35-39

1,844,591

35-39

30-34

1,589,933

30-34

2,023,066

30-34

25-29

1,591,927

25-29

1,778,838

25-29

20-24

1,345,864

20-24

1,604,002

20-24

15-19

1,054,401

15-19

1,612,237

15-19

10-14

986,405

10-14

1,436,414

10-14

5-9

1,021,031

5-9

1,108,386

5-9

0-4

811,733

0-4

956,990

0-4

2.5 Million

2 Million

1.5 Million

1 Million

0.5 Million

0.5 Million

1 Million

1.5 Million

2 Million

2.5 Million

Population (in millions)

Source:MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

Update:2022/05

Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate, and Rate of Natural Increase

The crude birth rate(births/mid-year population*1,000) fell from 20 ‰ in early 1980s to below 10‰ in 2000s, and to 6.55‰ in 2021.
The crude death rate(deaths/mid-year population*1,000) rose from 5‰ in the 1980s to 7.83 ‰ in 2021.
The rate of natural increase (crude birth rate minus crude death rate) declined from over 10‰ in the 1980s to about -1.27 ‰ in 2021.
2022
  • No. of Increase -68,244

    Increase Rate -2.93 ‰

  • No. of Births 138,986

    Crude Birth Rate 5.96 ‰

  • No. of Deaths 207,230

    Crude Death Rate 8.89 ‰

Source:MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

Update:2022/05

Life Expectancy at Birth

The average life expectancy at birth was 81.3 years in 2020 (78.1 years for males and 84.7 years for females both reached historic high). Over the long term the average life expectancy at birth tend to increase. Both Taiwanese males and females average life expectancy at birth each are 7.9 years and 9.7 years higher than the worldwide average.
2021
  • Female

    84.25

  • Male

    77.67

  • Total

    80.86

years

Source:MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

Update:2022/05

Ten Leading Causes of Death

In 2020, there were 173,067 deaths and the crude mortality rate was 733.96 per 100,000 population, a decrease of 1.3% compared to 2019 and an increase of 17.4% compared to 2010.
In 2020, the ten leading causes of death accounted for 77.8% of all deaths, and were primarily chronic diseases.
2020
2021

Malignant neoplasms212.7

118.2Malignant neoplasms

1

Heart disease86.7

45.6Heart disease

2

Pneumonia68.2

25.3Pneumonia

3

Cerebrovascular diseases50.1

25.2Cerebrovascular diseases

4

Diabetes mellitus43.7

23.8Diabetes mellitus

5

Accidents and adverse effects28.7

20Chronic lower respiratory disease

6

Hypertensive disease28.4

15.2Accidents and adverse effects

7

Chronic lower respiratory disease24

11.7Hypertensive disease

8

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrom and nephrosis21.6

10.9Nephritis, nephrotic syndrom and nephrosis

9

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis16.8

10.4Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

10

per 100,000 population

Source:Ministry of Health and Welfare

Update:2022/05

National Health Expenditure (NHE)

After steadily rising since 1991, NHE surpassed NTD1,325 billion in 2020.
NHE as a share of GDP raised from 6.29% in 2010 to 6.69% in 2020.
Per capita NHE increased from NTD38,228 in 2010 to NTD56,199 in 2020.
Per Capita Health Expenditure(NT$)
NHE as % of GDP

Year:2011-2021

Source:Ministry of Health and Welfare

Update:2022/05

Crude Birth Rate , Cure Death Rate
, and Rate of Natural Increase in Major Countries

According to the 2017 World Population Data Sheet, in 2017 the world population was 7.5 billion.
Notably, both Japan and Germany had negative rates of natural increase. For the same period, the rate of natural increase in Taiwan was 1‰.

Year:2022

Source:Ministry of Health and Welfare

Update:2023/5

Crude Birth Rate ‰

Crude Death Rate ‰

Rate of Natural Increase‰

Taiwan

Crude Birth Rate ‰7

Crude Death Rate ‰8

Rate of Natural Increase‰-0.1

Japan

Crude Birth Rate ‰7

Crude Death Rate ‰12

Rate of Natural Increase‰-0.5

Republic of Korea

Crude Birth Rate ‰5

Crude Death Rate ‰6

Rate of Natural Increase‰-0.1

United States

Crude Birth Rate ‰11

Crude Death Rate ‰10

Rate of Natural Increase‰0.1

Canada

Crude Birth Rate ‰10

Crude Death Rate ‰8

Rate of Natural Increase‰0.2

United Kingdom

Crude Birth Rate ‰10

Crude Death Rate ‰10

Rate of Natural Increase‰0

Germany

Crude Birth Rate ‰10

Crude Death Rate ‰12

Rate of Natural Increase‰-0.3

France

Crude Birth Rate ‰11

Crude Death Rate ‰10

Rate of Natural Increase‰0.1

Australia

Crude Birth Rate ‰12

Crude Death Rate ‰7

Rate of Natural Increase‰0.5

New Zealand

Crude Birth Rate ‰11

Crude Death Rate ‰7

Rate of Natural Increase‰0.5