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Interior Ministry figures show Taiwan’s population stood at 23.2 million at the end of October, down 9,251 from the previous month. This has been negative growth for 34 consecutive months. Births are fewer than deaths and the proportion of the population over 65 years of age has reached 20.79%.
towerMinistry of Interior Statistics show that as of the end of October this year, Taiwan’s population was 23.2 million, down 9,251 from September. The population has been experiencing negative growth for 34 consecutive months. There were 8,035 newborns in October, an increase of 331 from September. A total of 77,481 newborns were born from January to October this year.
The Ministry of Interior today released household registration figures for October 2015. The population at the end of October was 23.2 million, a decrease of 4,000 by 106,853 people compared with the same period last year, an average decrease of 292.75 people per day, and a decrease of 9,251 people compared with September this year.
In terms of newborns, the number of births in October was 8,035, with one child born approximately every 5.6 minutes, equivalent to an annual birth rate of 4.08 per 1,000, a decrease of 1,423 compared with the same period last year and an increase of 331 compared with September this year.
By county and city, the highest crude birth rate is in Penghu County at 5.52 per 1,000, followed by Yunlin County at 5.27 per 1,000 and Hualien County at 5.04 per 1,000; The lowest is Keelung city at 2.40 per 1,000, followed by Lianjiang County at 2.59 per 1,000, and Tainan city at 3.01 per 1,000.
As far as the number of deaths is concerned, the number of deaths in October was 17,393, an average of one death every 2.6 minutes, equivalent to an annual crude death rate of 8.82 per 1,000, an increase of 1,485 compared with the same period last year, and an increase of 681 compared with September.
In terms of counties and cities, the highest crude death rate is in Pingtung County at 12.76 per 1,000, followed by Yunlin County at 12.42 per 1,000, and Hualien County at 12.25 per 1,000; The lowest is 6.789 in Taoyuan city, followed by 6.793 in Hsinchu city and 7.46 in Taichung city.
Looking at the cumulative data in the first ten months of this year, there were 166,203 deaths and 77,481 births. The number of deaths was more than double the number of births.
As for that part of the population that belongs to the increase in society, the number of immigrants in October was 50,559, a decrease of 12,035 people from the same period of the previous year, and a decrease of 20,113 people from September; The number of immigrants was 50,452, a decrease of 11,870 people from the same period last year, and a decrease of 22,682 people from September. The net migration population was 107 people.
By subtracting the number of deaths from the number of births, the “natural increase in population” can be calculated. Taiwan’s natural population growth in October was negative 9,358, the “social increase in population” by subtracting the number of e-migration from the number of immigrants. After accounting for overall natural increase and social increase, the total population decreased by 9,251 people in October compared to September.
In addition, according to the definition of the World Health Organization, when the proportion of the elderly population over 65 years of age reaches 7% of the total population, it is called an “elderly society”, when it reaches 14%, it is an “elderly society”, and when it reaches 20%, it is called a “very-old society”.
In terms of Taiwan’s population age group, the number of people aged 0 to 14 at the end of October was 2,595,252, accounting for 11.18% of the total population; The number of people aged 15 to 64 was 15,785,039, accounting for 68.03%; The number of people over 65 years of age is 4,823,709, accounting for 20.79%; The number of people above 20 years of age is 19,643,051, which is 84.65%.
In terms of counties and cities, the highest population proportion between 0 and 14 years of age is 14.67% in Hsinchu City, and the lowest is 7.50% in Kinmen County; The highest population proportion between 15 and 64 years old is 73.17% in Lianjiang County, and the lowest is 63.48% in Taipei City; The highest population proportion of those over the age of 65 is in Taipei City at 24.95%, and the lowest is in Hsinchu County at 15.59%.
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Taiwan’s population stood at 23.2 million at the end of October, down 9,251 from the end of September. It has seen negative growth for 34 consecutive months, indicating that the total population continues to decline.
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There were 8,035 births and 17,393 deaths in October. Deaths were much more than births. Therefore, natural population growth was negative 9,358 people, indicating that the population continued to decline due to natural changes alone.
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At the end of October, the population aged 65 and above stood at 4,823,709, accounting for 20.79% of the total population, exceeding the 20% threshold. Therefore, Taiwan is now a super-aging society.
