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Population Composition of Taipei City

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)

Year

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Feb,
2025

Population composition as of February,2025

Births

29,024

28,987

27,992

25,042

22,849

21,468

19,029

16,695

14,528

16,027

17,122

2,407

Deaths

17,177

17,106

17,982

17,467

17,902

18,026

17,212

18,623

20,783

20,357

19,734

3,548

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.

    Age

    65-69

    70-74

    75-79

    80-84

    85-89

    90-94

    95-99

    100+

    The population of the elderly 

    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.