Total fertility rate: births per woman in Taiwan
Taiwan: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 0.864 births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Taiwan, 1976–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in Taiwan is 0.864 births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Taiwan peaked at 3.07 births per woman in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.864 births per woman, in 2023.
Taiwan ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.77 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.01 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 births per woman | 1.02 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 births per woman | 0.887 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9263 births per woman | 0.864 births per woman | 0.985 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More population data for Taiwan
- Number of children under 5, by world region 301,946 people (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Population density 282.89 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.3% (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 3.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.8617 children per women (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate: births per woman in Taiwan?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Taiwan was 0.864 births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 births per woman in 1976.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.864 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Taiwan rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Taiwan ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.