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September 11, 2026 · Taiwan birth decline

台湾人口继续下降:八月出生数再减

Tái wān rén kǒu jì xù xià jiàng: bā yuè chū shēng shù zài jiǎn

Taiwan population continues to fall: August births drop again

政府九月公布的八月户口统计显示,八月底登记人口为23,224,721人,已是连续第32个月总体人口减少。zhèng fǔ jiǔ yuè gōng bù de bā yuè hù kǒu tǒng jì xiǎn shì , bā yuè dǐ dēng jì rén kǒu wéi 23,224,721 rén , yǐ shì lián xù dì 32 gè yuè zǒng tǐ rén kǒu jiǎn shǎo 。The government's August household registration statistics published in September show that the registered population at the end of August was 23,224,721, marking the 32nd consecutive month of overall population decline.八月出生7,492人,约每6.0分钟有一名新生儿,粗出生率年化为3.80‰,比去年同期减少972人,下降11.48%。bā yuè chū shēng 7,492 rén , yuē měi 6.0 fēn zhōng yǒu yì míng xīn shēng ér , cū chū shēng lǜ nián huà wéi 3.80‰ , bǐ qù nián tóng qī jiǎn shǎo 972 rén , xià jiàng 11.48% 。In August there were 7,492 births — about one newborn every 6.0 minutes. The crude birth rate annualized was 3.80‰, 972 fewer than the same period last year, a decrease of 11.48%.

同月死亡16,470人,粗死亡率8.35‰,当月死亡人数约为出生人数的2.2倍,造成自然减少;tóng yuè sǐ wáng 16,470 rén , cū sǐ wáng lǜ 8.35‰ , dāng yuè sǐ wáng rén shù yuē wéi chū shēng rén shù de 2.2 bèi , zào chéng zì rán jiǎn shǎo ;In the same month there were 16,470 deaths, a crude death rate of 8.35‰; the number of deaths was about 2.2 times the number of births that month, causing natural decrease;净迁徙为净流出1,303人,未能抵消人口减少。jìng qiān xǐ wéi jìng liú chū 1,303 rén , wèi néng dǐ xiāo rén kǒu jiǎn shǎo 。Net migration was a net outflow of 1,303 people, which did not offset the population decrease.累计今年一至八月出生61,742人,比去年同期少逾11,000人。lěi jì jīn nián yī zhì bā yuè chū shēng 61,742 rén , bǐ qù nián tóng qī shǎo yuè 11,000 rén 。From January to August this year there were 61,742 births, over 11,000 fewer than the same period last year.

年龄结构显示0–14岁为2,616,236人(11.26%),15–64岁为15,818,414人(68.11%),65岁以上为4,790,071人(20.62%)。nián líng jié gòu xiǎn shì 0–14 suì wéi 2,616,236 rén ( 11.26% ) , 15–64 suì wéi 15,818,414 rén ( 68.11% ) , 65 suì yǐ shàng wéi 4,790,071 rén ( 20.62% ) 。Age structure shows 0–14 years: 2,616,236 (11.26%); 15–64 years: 15,818,414 (68.11%); 65 and over: 4,790,071 (20.62%).八月登记结婚4,452对,离婚或终止关系4,122对。bā yuè dēng jì jié hūn 4,452 duì , lí hūn huò zhōng zhǐ guān xì 4,122 duì 。In August there were 4,452 registered marriages and 4,122 divorces or terminations of relationships.此系列数据引发对未来社会与经济影响的关注。cǐ xì liè shù jù yǐn fā duì wèi lái shè huì yǔ jīng jì yǐng xiǎng de guān zhù 。This set of data has raised concerns about the future social and economic impacts.

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