Department of Social Welfare

A. Total: 2,480,881 persons as of February, 2025
(Source: Department of Civil Affairs)
Males: 1,169,575
Females: 1,311,306

B. Population composition shifts as of February, 2025(Source: Department of Civil Affairs)

C. Life Expectancy of 2023.
(Source: Ministry of the Interior)
Male: 80.58
Female: 86.00

D. Children, Youths and Elderly populations

1. Population of children as of February, 2025
   (Source: Department of Civil Affairs)
   (a) Total 2,480,881 persons accounting for of the total city population
   0-1 years of age: 29,732
   2-5 years of age: 77,492
   6-11 years old: 135,593
   (b) Developmentally delayed children under 6 years old: 2,971 as of February, 2025
   (Source: DOSW)
   (c) Physically or mentally disabled children under 12 years old: 3,377 as of February,2025.
   (Source: DOSW)
2. The population of youth as of February, 2025
   (Source: Department of Civil Affairs)
   The numbers of youth 0-17 years old is 361,960 persons, accounting for 14.59% of the total city population.
3. The population of the elderly
   (Source: Department of Civil Affairs)

   (a)The number of senior citizens over 65 years old is 577,310 accounting for 23.27% of total city population as of February, 2025.

   The population of the elderly 

   Age	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84	85-89	90-94	95-99	100+
   No.	184,919	165,398	100,243	63,914	38,071	17,768	5,874	1,123

   (b) The number of senior citizens with income just under poverty line: 9,056 as of February, 2025. (Source: DOSW)
   (c) Elderly living alone: 9,821 as of January, 2025. (Source: DOSW)
   (d) Disabled senior citizens: 63,784(those who issued a disabililty identification) as of February, 2025. (Source: DOSW)
   (e) Functionally disabled elders:
   According to the estimates of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 13.3% of the elderly population is functionally disabled. There would be about 76,782 of them in Taipei City.
   Definition of the "functionally disabled" : One who fails to gain full scores of the following tasks on the Barthel scale, including feeding, bathing, traveling, toilet use, mobility or dressing.