Fertility in Taiwan

This page gives information of type fertility about the country Taiwan.
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Data sources

Most of the data on this page comes from the Human Fertility Database (website www.humanfertility.org) (data downloaded February 2014, last updated April 2014). The data collected by the Human Fertility Database is based on government data collection by the Taiwan government. Details about the modalities of data collection are available here.

Data on period fertility

Data on total fertility rate broken down by birth order

Year	total fertility rate (TFR)	TFR1	TFR2	TFR3	TFR4	TFR5+	TFR1 proportion	TFR2 proportion	TFR3 proportion	TFR4 proportion	TFR5+ proportion
1976	3.064	0.931	0.798	0.628	0.37	0.335	0.3038511749	0.2604438642	0.2049608355	0.1207571802	0.1093342037
1977	2.67	0.854	0.739	0.523	0.292	0.262	0.3198501873	0.2767790262	0.1958801498	0.1093632959	0.0981273408
1978	2.661	0.851	0.777	0.547	0.269	0.218	0.3198045847	0.2919954904	0.2055618189	0.1010898159	0.0819240887
1979	2.6	0.885	0.757	0.538	0.242	0.178	0.3403846154	0.2911538462	0.2069230769	0.0930769231	0.0684615385
1980	2.449	0.828	0.741	0.509	0.223	0.147	0.3380971825	0.3025724786	0.2078399347	0.0910575745	0.0600244998
1981	2.39	0.843	0.736	0.487	0.203	0.12	0.3527196653	0.3079497908	0.2037656904	0.0849372385	0.050209205
1982	2.266	0.83	0.705	0.449	0.182	0.1	0.3662842012	0.3111209179	0.1981465137	0.0803177405	0.0441306267
1983	2.112	0.78	0.69	0.411	0.15	0.081	0.3693181818	0.3267045455	0.1946022727	0.0710227273	0.0383522727
1984	2.014	0.768	0.687	0.369	0.126	0.065	0.3813306852	0.3411122145	0.1832174777	0.0625620655	0.0322740814
1985	1.854	0.729	0.644	0.328	0.103	0.05	0.3932038835	0.3473570658	0.1769147789	0.0555555556	0.0269687163
1986	1.645	0.698	0.556	0.269	0.082	0.04	0.4243161094	0.337993921	0.1635258359	0.0498480243	0.0243161094
1987	1.673	0.697	0.598	0.272	0.074	0.032	0.4166168559	0.3574417215	0.1625821877	0.0442319187	0.0191273162
1988	1.823	0.727	0.665	0.319	0.082	0.031	0.398793198	0.3647833242	0.1749862863	0.0449808009	0.0170049369
1989	1.669	0.722	0.582	0.272	0.068	0.025	0.4325943679	0.3487118035	0.1629718394	0.0407429599	0.0149790294
1990	1.793	0.766	0.643	0.295	0.066	0.022	0.4272169548	0.3586168433	0.1645287228	0.036809816	0.0122699387
1991	1.709	0.721	0.621	0.284	0.063	0.02	0.4218841428	0.363370392	0.1661790521	0.036863663	0.0117027501
1992	1.721	0.754	0.609	0.279	0.06	0.018	0.4381173736	0.3538640325	0.1621150494	0.0348634515	0.0104590354
1993	1.751	0.768	0.624	0.283	0.059	0.017	0.4386065106	0.3563677898	0.1616219303	0.0336950314	0.0097087379
1994	1.746	0.764	0.635	0.278	0.054	0.015	0.4375715922	0.3636884307	0.1592210767	0.0309278351	0.0085910653
1995	1.768	0.779	0.648	0.276	0.052	0.014	0.4406108597	0.3665158371	0.1561085973	0.0294117647	0.007918552
1996	1.763	0.761	0.652	0.283	0.054	0.014	0.4316505956	0.3698241634	0.1605218378	0.0306296086	0.0079410096
1997	1.772	0.77	0.658	0.28	0.051	0.013	0.434537246	0.3713318284	0.158013544	0.0287810384	0.0073363431
1998	1.469	0.676	0.513	0.225	0.044	0.011	0.4601769912	0.3492171545	0.1531654187	0.0299523485	0.0074880871
1999	1.556	0.706	0.591	0.213	0.037	0.009	0.4537275064	0.3798200514	0.1368894602	0.0237789203	0.0057840617
2000	1.683	0.782	0.619	0.23	0.042	0.01	0.4646464646	0.3677956031	0.1366607249	0.0249554367	0.0059417706
2001	1.405	0.698	0.497	0.171	0.03	0.008	0.496797153	0.3537366548	0.1217081851	0.0213523132	0.0056939502
2002	1.337	0.669	0.492	0.143	0.026	0.008	0.5003739716	0.3679880329	0.1069558714	0.0194465221	0.0059835453
2003	1.231	0.631	0.451	0.12	0.022	0.007	0.5125913891	0.3663688058	0.0974817222	0.0178716491	0.0056864338
2004	1.177	0.616	0.425	0.109	0.02	0.006	0.523364486	0.3610875106	0.0926083263	0.0169923534	0.005097706
2005	1.116	0.572	0.416	0.103	0.019	0.006	0.5125448029	0.3727598566	0.0922939068	0.0170250896	0.0053763441
2006	1.108	0.584	0.401	0.099	0.018	0.006	0.5270758123	0.3619133574	0.0893501805	0.0162454874	0.0054151625
2007	1.091	0.577	0.398	0.093	0.017	0.006	0.528872594	0.3648029331	0.0852428964	0.0155820348	0.0054995417
2008	1.05	0.56	0.38	0.087	0.016	0.006	0.5333333333	0.3619047619	0.0828571429	0.0152380952	0.0057142857
2009	1.022	0.55	0.371	0.08	0.015	0.005	0.5381604697	0.3630136986	0.0782778865	0.0146771037	0.0048923679
2010	0.887	0.474	0.317	0.075	0.014	0.005	0.5343855693	0.3573844419	0.0845546787	0.01578354	0.0056369786
Maximum	3.064 (1976)	0.931 (1976)	0.798 (1976)	0.628 (1976)	0.37 (1976)	0.335	0.5381604697	0.3798200514	0.2078399347	0.1207571802	0.1093342037
Minimum	0.887 (2010)	0.474 (2010)	0.317 (2010)	0.075 (2010)	0.014 (2010)	0.005 (2010)	0.3038511749	0.2604438642	0.0782778865	0.0146771037	0.0048923679
Average	1.7441428571	0.7234571429	0.5896	0.2836285714	0.0927142857	0.0545714286	0.4346688775	0.345642634	0.151092426	0.0445836264	0.0238677609
Median	1.721	0.729	0.621	0.278	0.059	0.017	0.434537246	0.3574417215	0.1616219303	0.0336950314	0.0097087379
Standard deviation	0.5301487662	0.1044913008	0.1300518449	0.1519162087	0.0914827439	0.0808670971	0.0689953003	0.0301556407	0.0420681382	0.0305129007	0.0281788945
Slope for best linear fit (using linear regression)	-0.0486285714	-0.0089711485	-0.0116686275	-0.0141778711	-0.0077512605	-0.0060697479	0.0065991771	0.002325234	-0.0039543417	-0.0027470112	-0.002240682
Multiplier for best logarithmic fit (using linear regression on logarithm)	0.9719452608	0.9871839301	0.9788999664	0.9443929199	0.9128371586	0.8865190083	1.0156785263	1.0071554499	0.9716523739	0.9391857705	0.9121079593
$R^{2}$ for linear regression	0.8834394969	0.7739717611	0.8452706955	0.9145408788	0.753799075	0.5915437893	0.9605718427	0.6242887738	0.9277502822	0.8510266789	0.6638987255

Below is the data on TFR40, the total fertility rate for women till age 40:

Year	TFR40	TFR40_1	TFR40_2	TFR40_3	TFR40_4	TFR40_5+	TFR40_1 proportion	TFR40_2 proportion	TFR40_3 proportion	TFR40_4 proportion	TFR40_5+ proportion
1976	3.021	0.927	0.795	0.625	0.367	0.306	0.3068520357	0.2631578947	0.2068851374	0.1214829527	0.1012909633
1977	2.637	0.852	0.737	0.521	0.29	0.238	0.3230944255	0.2794842624	0.1975729996	0.1099734547	0.0902540766
1978	2.632	0.848	0.774	0.544	0.266	0.2	0.3221884498	0.2940729483	0.2066869301	0.1010638298	0.0759878419
1979	2.576	0.883	0.755	0.536	0.24	0.162	0.3427795031	0.2930900621	0.2080745342	0.0931677019	0.0628881988
1980	2.426	0.826	0.739	0.507	0.221	0.134	0.3404781533	0.3046166529	0.2089859852	0.0910964551	0.0552349547
1981	2.371	0.84	0.734	0.485	0.201	0.109	0.3542808941	0.3095740194	0.2045550401	0.0847743568	0.0459721636
1982	2.248	0.828	0.703	0.447	0.179	0.091	0.3683274021	0.3127224199	0.1988434164	0.0796263345	0.040480427
1983	2.097	0.778	0.688	0.409	0.149	0.073	0.3710061993	0.3280877444	0.1950405341	0.0710538865	0.0348116357
1984	2.002	0.765	0.686	0.367	0.124	0.059	0.3821178821	0.3426573427	0.1833166833	0.0619380619	0.0294705295
1985	1.843	0.727	0.642	0.327	0.102	0.045	0.3944655453	0.3483450895	0.1774281063	0.0553445469	0.0244167119
1986	1.634	0.696	0.554	0.267	0.08	0.036	0.4259485924	0.3390452876	0.1634026928	0.0489596083	0.0220318237
1987	1.663	0.696	0.596	0.27	0.073	0.029	0.4185207456	0.3583884546	0.1623571858	0.0438965725	0.0174383644
1988	1.814	0.725	0.663	0.318	0.081	0.028	0.3996692393	0.3654906284	0.1753031974	0.0446527012	0.0154355017
1989	1.659	0.719	0.58	0.27	0.067	0.023	0.4333936106	0.3496081977	0.1627486438	0.0403857746	0.0138637734
1990	1.782	0.764	0.641	0.293	0.065	0.02	0.4287317621	0.359708193	0.1644219978	0.0364758698	0.0112233446
1991	1.698	0.718	0.619	0.282	0.061	0.018	0.4228504122	0.3645465253	0.1660777385	0.0359246172	0.0106007067
1992	1.71	0.752	0.606	0.277	0.058	0.017	0.4397660819	0.3543859649	0.1619883041	0.0339181287	0.0099415205
1993	1.74	0.766	0.621	0.281	0.057	0.015	0.4402298851	0.3568965517	0.1614942529	0.0327586207	0.0086206897
1994	1.734	0.761	0.632	0.275	0.052	0.014	0.4388696655	0.3644752018	0.1585928489	0.029988466	0.0080738178
1995	1.755	0.776	0.644	0.273	0.051	0.012	0.4421652422	0.366951567	0.1555555556	0.0290598291	0.0068376068
1996	1.749	0.758	0.648	0.279	0.052	0.012	0.4333905089	0.3704974271	0.1595197256	0.029731275	0.0068610635
1997	1.758	0.766	0.655	0.276	0.05	0.012	0.4357224118	0.3725824801	0.156996587	0.0284414107	0.0068259386
1998	1.455	0.673	0.509	0.221	0.042	0.01	0.4625429553	0.3498281787	0.1518900344	0.0288659794	0.0068728522
1999	1.542	0.702	0.587	0.209	0.036	0.008	0.4552529183	0.3806744488	0.135538262	0.0233463035	0.0051880674
2000	1.667	0.778	0.614	0.226	0.04	0.009	0.4667066587	0.3683263347	0.1355728854	0.023995201	0.0053989202
2001	1.39	0.694	0.493	0.167	0.028	0.007	0.4992805755	0.354676259	0.1201438849	0.0201438849	0.0050359712
2002	1.324	0.666	0.488	0.139	0.025	0.007	0.503021148	0.3685800604	0.1049848943	0.0188821752	0.0052870091
2003	1.217	0.627	0.447	0.116	0.021	0.006	0.5152013147	0.3672966311	0.0953163517	0.0172555464	0.0049301561
2004	1.163	0.612	0.421	0.106	0.019	0.005	0.5262252794	0.3619948409	0.0911435942	0.0163370593	0.0042992261
2005	1.101	0.568	0.412	0.099	0.017	0.005	0.5158946412	0.3742052679	0.0899182561	0.0154405086	0.0045413261
2006	1.093	0.579	0.396	0.095	0.017	0.006	0.5297346752	0.362305581	0.0869167429	0.0155535224	0.0054894785
2007	1.075	0.572	0.393	0.09	0.016	0.005	0.5320930233	0.3655813953	0.0837209302	0.0148837209	0.0046511628
2008	1.032	0.555	0.374	0.083	0.015	0.005	0.5377906977	0.3624031008	0.0804263566	0.0145348837	0.0048449612
2009	1.003	0.544	0.364	0.076	0.013	0.005	0.5423728814	0.3629112662	0.075772682	0.0129611167	0.0049850449
2010	0.867	0.468	0.31	0.071	0.013	0.005	0.5397923875	0.3575547866	0.0818915802	0.014994233	0.0057670127
Maximum	3.021 (1976)	0.927 (1976)	0.795 (1976)	0.625 (1976)	0.367 (1976)	0.306 (1976)	0.5423728814	0.3806744488	0.2089859852	0.1214829527	0.1012909633
Minimum	0.867 (2010)	0.468 (2010)	0.31 (2010)	0.071 (2010)	0.013 (2010)	0.005 (2010)	0.3068520357	0.2631578947	0.075772682	0.0129611167	0.0042992261
Average	1.7279428571	0.7202571429	0.5862857143	0.2807714286	0.0910857143	0.0496	0.4368787944	0.3467063734	0.1505452729	0.0440259597	0.0218815098
Median	1.71	0.727	0.619	0.275	0.057	0.015	0.4357224118	0.3583884546	0.1614942529	0.0327586207	0.0086206897
Standard deviation	0.5259822712	0.1052996684	0.1312139186	0.1525005469	0.091095093	0.0738146327	0.069473273	0.0296032762	0.0432818604	0.0309159562	0.026035435
Slope for best linear fit (using linear regression)	-0.0483644258	-0.0090619048	-0.0117918768	-0.0142504202	-0.0077210084	-0.0055338936	0.0066496174	0.0022752145	-0.0040759773	-0.0027833082	-0.0020637024
Multiplier for best logarithmic fit (using linear regression on logarithm)	0.9717334617	0.9869777443	0.9785058832	0.9431381926	0.9106341482	0.886069278	1.0156877201	1.0069694229	0.9705729295	0.9371233822	0.9118439499
$R^{2}$ for linear regression	0.8877673295	0.7776322779	0.8479990202	0.9168574871	0.7543056875	0.5901548434	0.9619380397	0.6202323812	0.9311956986	0.851033231	0.6597110709

Data on crude birth rate broken down by birth order

Year	crude birth rate (CBR)	CBR1	CBR2	CBR3	CBR4	CBR5+	CBR1 proportion	CBR2 proportion	CBR3 proportion	CBR4 proportion	CBR5+ proportion
1976	25.89	9.07	7.18	5.04	2.6	1.99	0.3503283121	0.2773271533	0.1946697567	0.1004248745	0.0768636539
1977	23.49	8.5	6.87	4.4	2.15	1.58	0.361856109	0.2924648787	0.1873137505	0.0915283099	0.067262665
1978	24.07	8.54	7.34	4.75	2.07	1.36	0.3547985044	0.3049439136	0.1973410885	0.0859991691	0.0565018695
1979	24.15	8.97	7.28	4.81	1.95	1.14	0.3714285714	0.3014492754	0.1991718427	0.0807453416	0.0472049689
1980	23.13	8.43	7.19	4.66	1.87	0.98	0.364461738	0.3108517077	0.2014699524	0.0808473843	0.0423692175
1981	22.86	8.57	7.18	4.52	1.76	0.84	0.3748906387	0.3140857393	0.1977252843	0.0769903762	0.0367454068
1982	21.8	8.4	6.88	4.19	1.6	0.73	0.3853211009	0.3155963303	0.1922018349	0.0733944954	0.0334862385
1983	20.36	7.83	6.72	3.85	1.34	0.61	0.3845776031	0.3300589391	0.1890962672	0.0658153242	0.0299607073
1984	19.43	7.64	6.68	3.47	1.13	0.51	0.3932063819	0.3437982501	0.1785898096	0.0581574884	0.02624807
1985	17.84	7.19	6.23	3.09	0.93	0.4	0.4030269058	0.3492152466	0.173206278	0.0521300448	0.0224215247
1986	15.76	6.82	5.35	2.53	0.74	0.32	0.4327411168	0.3394670051	0.1605329949	0.0469543147	0.0203045685
1987	15.96	6.75	5.72	2.55	0.67	0.26	0.4229323308	0.35839599	0.1597744361	0.0419799499	0.0162907268
1988	17.25	6.94	6.31	2.99	0.74	0.26	0.4023188406	0.3657971014	0.1733333333	0.0428985507	0.0150724638
1989	15.61	6.8	5.46	2.52	0.61	0.21	0.4356181935	0.3497757848	0.1614349776	0.0390775144	0.0134529148
1990	16.62	7.12	5.99	2.72	0.6	0.19	0.4283995187	0.3604091456	0.1636582431	0.036101083	0.0114320096
1991	15.68	6.61	5.73	2.6	0.56	0.17	0.4215561224	0.3654336735	0.1658163265	0.0357142857	0.0108418367
1992	15.6	6.82	5.54	2.54	0.54	0.16	0.4371794872	0.3551282051	0.1628205128	0.0346153846	0.0102564103
1993	15.68	6.85	5.61	2.55	0.52	0.15	0.4368622449	0.3577806122	0.162627551	0.0331632653	0.0095663265
1994	15.44	6.72	5.64	2.48	0.48	0.13	0.4352331606	0.3652849741	0.1606217617	0.0310880829	0.0084196891
1995	15.44	6.76	5.67	2.43	0.46	0.12	0.4378238342	0.3672279793	0.1573834197	0.0297927461	0.0077720207
1996	15.2	6.53	5.63	2.46	0.47	0.12	0.4296052632	0.3703947368	0.1618421053	0.0309210526	0.0078947368
1997	15.11	6.54	5.61	2.4	0.44	0.11	0.4328259431	0.3712772998	0.1588352085	0.0291197882	0.0072799471
1998	12.42	5.71	4.33	1.91	0.37	0.1	0.459742351	0.3486312399	0.153784219	0.0297906602	0.0080515298
1999	13.04	5.92	4.94	1.79	0.31	0.08	0.4539877301	0.3788343558	0.1372699387	0.0237730061	0.0061349693
2000	14.01	6.52	5.14	1.91	0.35	0.09	0.4653818701	0.3668807994	0.136331192	0.0249821556	0.0064239829
2001	11.61	5.79	4.1	1.41	0.25	0.07	0.4987080103	0.3531438415	0.1214470284	0.0215331611	0.0060292851
2002	10.99	5.51	4.03	1.17	0.21	0.06	0.5013648772	0.3666969973	0.1064604186	0.0191082803	0.0054595086
2003	10.09	5.18	3.69	0.98	0.18	0.06	0.5133795837	0.3657086224	0.0971258672	0.017839445	0.0059464817
2004	9.62	5.04	3.48	0.89	0.17	0.05	0.5239085239	0.3617463617	0.0925155925	0.0176715177	0.0051975052
2005	9.09	4.65	3.4	0.84	0.15	0.05	0.5115511551	0.3740374037	0.0924092409	0.0165016502	0.0055005501
2006	9.02	4.75	3.27	0.8	0.15	0.05	0.5266075388	0.3625277162	0.088691796	0.0166297118	0.0055432373
2007	8.89	4.69	3.25	0.76	0.14	0.05	0.5275590551	0.3655793026	0.0854893138	0.0157480315	0.005624297
2008	8.54	4.55	3.11	0.71	0.13	0.05	0.5327868852	0.3641686183	0.0831381733	0.0152224824	0.0058548009
2009	8.33	4.47	3.04	0.65	0.12	0.04	0.5366146459	0.3649459784	0.0780312125	0.0144057623	0.0048019208
2010	7.19	3.82	2.6	0.62	0.12	0.04	0.5312934631	0.3616133519	0.0862308762	0.016689847	0.0055632823
Maximum	25.89 (1976)	9.07 (1976)	7.34 (1978)	5.04 (1976)	2.6 (1976)	1.99 (1976)	0.5366146459	0.3788343558	0.2014699524	0.1004248745	0.0768636539
Minimum	7.19 (2010)	3.82 (2010)	2.6 (2010)	0.62 (2010)	0.12 (2010)	0.04 (2010)	0.3503283121	0.2773271533	0.0780312125	0.0144057623	0.0048019208
Average	15.5774285714	6.6	5.3197142857	2.514	0.768	0.3751428571	0.4422822175	0.3485908152	0.149096903	0.0413529868	0.0186794093
Median	15.6	6.75	5.61	2.52	0.52	0.15	0.4352331606	0.3604091456	0.1606217617	0.0331632653	0.0095663265
Standard deviation	5.241656307	1.4147978446	1.4362297164	1.3653726059	0.6978951548	0.4903802332	0.0582552435	0.025977229	0.0397662922	0.025279585	0.0189639264
Slope for best linear fit (using linear regression)	-0.49832493	-0.133907563	-0.1345854342	-0.1293781513	-0.0615910364	-0.0387030812	0.0055328705	0.0020252191	-0.0036815344	-0.0023187732	-0.0015442651
Multiplier for best logarithmic fit (using linear regression on logarithm)	0.9669690434	0.9791592377	0.9728655477	0.9409108546	0.9128632739	0.8933567147	1.0126066025	1.0060979246	0.9730516824	0.9440460169	0.9238731278
$R^{2}$ for linear regression	0.9490245469	0.9406124718	0.9220141842	0.9427766351	0.81779407	0.6540553017	0.9471532645	0.6381866266	0.8999467592	0.8834174528	0.6962680651