Population shows decline of 27 consecutive monthsBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNATaiwan’s population was 23,270,568 as of the end of last month, marking 27 consecutive months of decline, with 8,798 babies born last month, Ministry of the Interior statistics showed. The ministry yesterday released population statistics from last month, which showed the population had fallen 104,174 since the same time last year and 9,705 since February. By municipality, Taoyuan registered the highest population growth rate at 0.47 percent, followed by Hsinchu County at 0.14 percent and Taichung at 0.11 percent. Photo: Huang Mei-chu, Taipei TimesConversely, Kinmen County recorded the steepest population decline at 2.1 percent, followed by Taipei at 1.51 percent and Chiayi County at 1.19 percent. In addition, 9,756 couples got married last month: 9,447 heterosexual couples and 309 same-sex couples.

Source: Taipei Times April 10, 2026 17:14 UTC