Population growth rate in Taiwan
Taiwan: Population growth rate was -1.2 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.2
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
225th
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.01
in 1957
All-time low
-1.49
in 2072
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Taiwan, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded -1.2 for population growth rate in 2100.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Taiwan peaked at 4.01 in 1957 and was at its lowest, -1.49, in 2072.
Taiwan ranks 225th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 1.61 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2565 | -84.1% |
| 1900 | 1.38 | +438.0% |
| 1905 | 1.3 | -6.0% |
| 1910 | 1.45 | +12.0% |
| 1915 | 1.03 | -29.0% |
| 1920 | 1.25 | +20.7% |
| 1925 | 2.1 | +68.1% |
| 1930 | 2.59 | +23.6% |
| 1935 | 2.5 | -3.5% |
| 1940 | 2.74 | +9.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1992 | -92.7% |
| 1950 | 3.37 | +1593.3% |
| 1951 | 3.52 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 3.63 | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 3.65 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 3.7 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 3.83 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 3.96 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 4.01 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 3.87 | -3.6% |
| 1959 | 3.76 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 3.66 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 3.58 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 3.51 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.44 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 3.31 | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 3.17 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 3.02 | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 2.29 | -24.4% |
| 1968 | 2.18 | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 2.11 | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 1.88 | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 2.2 | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 2.11 | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.01 | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.88 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.61 | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 2.09 | +29.4% |
| 1977 | 2.05 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.06 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 2.06 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.86 | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 1.72 | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 1.63 | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.53 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.43 | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.29 | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 1.02 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.04 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.878 | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.838 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.967 | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 0.951 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.876 | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.84 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.814 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.802 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.813 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.68 | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.717 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.443 | -38.2% |
| 2001 | 0.569 | +28.4% |
| 2002 | 0.503 | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.357 | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 0.359 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.339 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.445 | +31.3% |
| 2007 | 0.359 | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.33 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.346 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.169 | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 0.253 | +49.7% |
| 2012 | 0.372 | +47.0% |
| 2013 | 0.234 | -37.1% |
| 2014 | 0.243 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.238 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.245 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.151 | -38.4% |
| 2018 | 0.072 | -52.3% |
| 2019 | 0.054 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | -0.144 | -366.7% |
| 2021 | -0.748 | +419.4% |
| 2022 | -0.428 | -42.8% |
| 2023 | -0.453 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | -0.434 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | -0.44 | +1.4% |
| 2026 | -0.44 | -0.0% |
| 2027 | -0.457 | +3.9% |
| 2028 | -0.458 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | -0.469 | +2.4% |
| 2030 | -0.488 | +4.1% |
| 2031 | -0.512 | +4.9% |
| 2032 | -0.528 | +3.1% |
| 2033 | -0.548 | +3.8% |
| 2034 | -0.582 | +6.2% |
| 2035 | -0.602 | +3.4% |
| 2036 | -0.627 | +4.2% |
| 2037 | -0.663 | +5.7% |
| 2038 | -0.684 | +3.2% |
| 2039 | -0.717 | +4.8% |
| 2040 | -0.746 | +4.0% |
| 2041 | -0.779 | +4.4% |
| 2042 | -0.812 | +4.2% |
| 2043 | -0.84 | +3.4% |
| 2044 | -0.863 | +2.7% |
| 2045 | -0.907 | +5.1% |
| 2046 | -0.918 | +1.2% |
| 2047 | -0.96 | +4.6% |
| 2048 | -0.977 | +1.8% |
| 2049 | -1.02 | +4.1% |
| 2050 | -1.04 | +1.9% |
| 2051 | -1.05 | +1.7% |
| 2052 | -1.08 | +2.3% |
| 2053 | -1.11 | +2.8% |
| 2054 | -1.14 | +3.0% |
| 2055 | -1.17 | +2.2% |
| 2056 | -1.18 | +0.9% |
| 2057 | -1.22 | +3.3% |
| 2058 | -1.24 | +1.8% |
| 2059 | -1.27 | +3.1% |
| 2060 | -1.31 | +2.4% |
| 2061 | -1.34 | +2.3% |
| 2062 | -1.36 | +1.6% |
| 2063 | -1.37 | +0.7% |
| 2064 | -1.39 | +1.7% |
| 2065 | -1.4 | +0.9% |
| 2066 | -1.41 | +0.6% |
| 2067 | -1.43 | +1.5% |
| 2068 | -1.45 | +1.0% |
| 2069 | -1.45 | -0.2% |
| 2070 | -1.46 | +0.8% |
| 2071 | -1.48 | +1.2% |
| 2072 | -1.49 | +0.9% |
| 2073 | -1.48 | -0.5% |
| 2074 | -1.49 | +0.4% |
| 2075 | -1.49 | -0.1% |
| 2076 | -1.47 | -1.0% |
| 2077 | -1.47 | -0.0% |
| 2078 | -1.47 | -0.1% |
| 2079 | -1.45 | -1.1% |
| 2080 | -1.43 | -1.5% |
| 2081 | -1.42 | -0.6% |
| 2082 | -1.4 | -1.8% |
| 2083 | -1.39 | -0.9% |
| 2084 | -1.38 | -0.4% |
| 2085 | -1.35 | -2.0% |
| 2086 | -1.33 | -1.7% |
| 2087 | -1.32 | -0.7% |
| 2088 | -1.32 | -0.2% |
| 2089 | -1.3 | -1.4% |
| 2090 | -1.3 | -0.2% |
| 2091 | -1.27 | -2.0% |
| 2092 | -1.26 | -1.0% |
| 2093 | -1.25 | -0.7% |
| 2094 | -1.24 | -0.5% |
| 2095 | -1.24 | -0.7% |
| 2096 | -1.23 | -0.8% |
| 2097 | -1.22 | -0.1% |
| 2098 | -1.22 | -0.6% |
| 2099 | -1.21 | -0.6% |
| 2100 | -1.2 | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1593.3% | 0.1992 | 3.37 |
| 1900 | +438.0% | 0.2565 | 1.38 |
| 2021 | -419.4% | -0.144 | -0.748 |
| 2020 | -366.7% | 0.054 | -0.144 |
| 1945 | -92.7% | 2.74 | 0.1992 |
| 1800 | -84.1% | 1.61 | 0.2565 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2565 | 0.2565 | 0.2565 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.34 | 1.3 | 1.38 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.24 | 1.03 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.67 | 1.25 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.54 | 2.5 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.47 | 0.1992 | 2.74 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.73 | 3.37 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.03 | 2.11 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.61 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 | 0.878 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8298 | 0.68 | 0.967 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.405 | 0.33 | 0.569 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2031 | 0.054 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4471 | -0.748 | -0.144 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.5951 | -0.717 | -0.488 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.8819 | -1.02 | -0.746 | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.15 | -1.27 | -1.04 | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.39 | -1.45 | -1.31 | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.47 | -1.49 | -1.45 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.36 | -1.43 | -1.3 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.24 | -1.3 | -1.21 | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Taiwan?
- Population growth rate in Taiwan was -1.2 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 in 1957.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.49 in 2072.
- How does Taiwan rank for population growth rate?
- Taiwan ranks 225th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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