Population Composition of Taipei City
A. Total: 2,510,477 persons as of February, 2024 B. Population composition shifts as of February, 2024(Source: Department of Civil Affairs) Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Feb, 2024 Births 26,710 29,024 28,987 27,992 25,042 22,849 21,468 19,029 16,695 14,528 16,027 2,672 Deaths 16,379 17,177 17,106 17,982 17,467 17,902 18,026 17,212 18,623 20,783 20,357 3,569 C. Life Expectancy of 2022. D. Children, Youths and Elderly populations (a)The number of senior citizens over 65 years old is 557,276 accounting for 22.19% of total city population as of February, 2024. Age 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99 100+ No. 184,480 159,727 89,775 62,750 35,922 17,814 5,693 1,115
(Source: Department of Civil Affairs)
Males: 1,185,840
Females: 1,324,637
(Source: Ministry of the Interior)
Male: 81.05
Female: 86.39
(Source: Department of Civil Affairs)
(a) Total 2,510,477 persons accounting for of the total city population
0-1 years of age: 29,107
2-5 years of age: 72,882
6-11 years old: 142,398
(b) Developmentally delayed children under 6 years old: 1,530 as of February, 2024
(Source: DOSW)
(c) Physically or mentally disabled children under 12 years old: 3,307 as of February,2024.
(Source: DOSW)
(Source: Department of Civil Affairs)
The numbers of youth 0-17 years old is 370,358 persons, accounting for 14.75% of the total city population.
(Source: Department of Civil Affairs)
(b) The number of senior citizens with income just under poverty line: 8,785 as of February, 2024. (Source: DOSW)
(c) Elderly living alone: 8,945 as of January, 2024. (Source: DOSW)
(d) Disabled senior citizens: 61,282 (those who issued a disabililty identification) as of February, 2024. (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 74,118 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.