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 2012). 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.

Warning from HFD: Due to the inconsistency between birth counts and exposure population, the birth data after 1985 should be used with caution. Please see the background and docuemntation file linked above for details.

Data on period fertility

Data on total indicators only without breakdown by birth order

Year	crude birth rate (CBR) (births per 1000 people)	CBR minus previous year's CBR	total fertility rate (TFR) (sum of al age-specific fertility rates), ballpark for replacement fertility is 2.1	TFR minus previous year's TFR	TFR40	TFR40 minus previous year's TFR40
1976	25.89		3.064		3.021
1977	23.49	-2.4	2.67	-0.394	2.637	-0.384
1978	24.07	0.58	2.661	-0.009	2.632	-0.005
1979	24.15	0.08	2.6	-0.061	2.576	-0.056
1980	23.13	-1.02	2.449	-0.151	2.426	-0.15
1981	22.86	-0.27	2.39	-0.059	2.371	-0.055
1982	21.8	-1.06	2.266	-0.124	2.248	-0.123
1983	20.36	-1.44	2.112	-0.154	2.097	-0.151
1984	19.43	-0.93	2.014	-0.098	2.002	-0.095
1985	17.84	-1.59	1.854	-0.16	1.843	-0.159
1986	15.76	-2.08	1.645	-0.209	1.634	-0.209
1987	15.96	0.2	1.673	0.028	1.663	0.029
1988	17.25	1.29	1.823	0.15	1.814	0.151
1989	15.61	-1.64	1.669	-0.154	1.659	-0.155
1990	16.62	1.01	1.793	0.124	1.782	0.123
1991	15.68	-0.94	1.709	-0.084	1.698	-0.084
1992	15.6	-0.08	1.721	0.012	1.71	0.012
1993	15.68	0.08	1.751	0.03	1.74	0.03
1994	15.44	-0.24	1.746	-0.005	1.734	-0.006
1995	15.44	0	1.768	0.022	1.755	0.021
1996	15.2	-0.24	1.763	-0.005	1.749	-0.006
1997	15.11	-0.09	1.772	0.009	1.758	0.009
1998	12.42	-2.69	1.469	-0.303	1.455	-0.303
1999	13.04	0.62	1.556	0.087	1.542	0.087
2000	14.01	0.97	1.683	0.127	1.667	0.125
2001	11.61	-2.4	1.405	-0.278	1.39	-0.277
2002	10.99	-0.62	1.337	-0.068	1.324	-0.066
2003	10.09	-0.9	1.231	-0.106	1.217	-0.107
2004	9.62	-0.47	1.177	-0.054	1.163	-0.054
2005	9.09	-0.53	1.116	-0.061	1.101	-0.062
2006	9.02	-0.07	1.108	-0.008	1.093	-0.008
2007	8.89	-0.13	1.091	-0.017	1.075	-0.018
2008	8.54	-0.35	1.05	-0.041	1.032	-0.043
2009	8.33	-0.21	1.022	-0.028	1.003	-0.029
2010	7.19	-1.14	0.887	-0.135	0.867	-0.136
Maximum	25.89 (1976)	1.29	3.064 (1976)	0.15	3.021 (1976)	0.151
Minimum	7.19 (2010)	-2.69	0.887 (2010)	-0.394	0.867 (2010)	-0.384
Average	15.5774285714	-0.55	1.7441428571	-0.0640294118	1.7279428571	-0.0633529412
Median	15.6	-0.31	1.721	-0.0565	1.71	-0.0545
Standard deviation	5.241656307	0.9814460574	0.5301487662	0.1195099806	0.5259822712	0.1184441775
Slope for best linear fit (using linear regression)	-0.49832493	0.0102948816	-0.0486285714	0.0024744079	-0.0483644258	0.0023107716
Multiplier for best logarithmic fit (using linear regression on logarithm)	0.9669690434		0.9719452608		0.9717334617
$R^{2}$ for linear regression	0.9490245469	0.0109112764	0.8834394969	0.0425108674	0.8877673295	0.037744382

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

UN data (used by Gapminder) for total fertility rate since 1800, in comparison with HFD data

Year	Taiwan's TFR according to UN data (used in Gapminder)	Taiwan's TFR according to HFD data	Difference	Ratio
1800	5.83
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875	5.83
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906	5.597
1907	5.6695
1908	5.539
1909	5.829
1910	5.9885
1911	6.061
1912	5.9885
1913	5.916
1914	6.003
1915	5.8
1916	5.4085
1917	5.9305
1918	5.7565
1919	5.5825
1920	5.7275
1921	6.206
1922	6.061
1923	5.6695
1924	6.003
1925	5.916
1926	6.3365
1927	6.264
1928	6.3365
1929	6.38
1930	6.496
1931	6.641
1932	6.38
1933	6.4235
1934	6.467
1935	6.5105
1936	6.3075
1937	6.496
1938	6.2495
1939	6.3365
1940	6.235
1941	5.9595
1942	5.8435
1943	5.8
1944
1945
1946
1947	5.5535
1948
1949
1950	6.293
1951
1952
1953
1954	6.467
1955
1956	6.51
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961	5.59
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966	4.82
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971	3.71
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976	3.09	3.064	-0.026	0.9915857605
1977		2.67
1978	2.715	2.661	-0.054	0.9801104972
1979	2.67	2.6	-0.07	0.9737827715
1980	2.515	2.449	-0.066	0.9737574553
1981	2.455	2.39	-0.065	0.9735234216
1982	2.32	2.266	-0.054	0.9767241379
1983	2.17	2.112	-0.058	0.9732718894
1984	2.055	2.014	-0.041	0.9800486618
1985	1.88	1.854	-0.026	0.9861702128
1986	1.68	1.645	-0.035	0.9791666667
1987	1.7	1.673	-0.027	0.9841176471
1988	1.855	1.823	-0.032	0.9827493261
1989	1.68	1.669	-0.011	0.993452381
1990	1.81	1.793	-0.017	0.9906077348
1991	1.72	1.709	-0.011	0.9936046512
1992	1.73	1.721	-0.009	0.9947976879
1993	1.76	1.751	-0.009	0.9948863636
1994	1.755	1.746	-0.009	0.9948717949
1995	1.775	1.768	-0.007	0.996056338
1996	1.76	1.763	0.003	1.0017045455
1997	1.77	1.772	0.002	1.0011299435
1998	1.465	1.469	0.004	1.0027303754
1999	1.555	1.556	0.001	1.0006430868
2000	1.68	1.683	0.003	1.0017857143
2001	1.4	1.405	0.005	1.0035714286
2002	1.34	1.337	-0.003	0.997761194
2003	1.235	1.231	-0.004	0.9967611336
2004	1.18	1.177	-0.003	0.9974576271
2005	1.115	1.116	0.001	1.000896861
2006	1.115	1.108	-0.007	0.9937219731
2007	1.1	1.091	-0.009	0.9918181818
2008	1.05	1.05	0	1
2009	1.03	1.022	-0.008	0.9922330097
2010	0.895	0.887	-0.008	0.9910614525
2011	1.065
2012	1.265
Average (arithmetic mean) where both pieces of data are available			-0.0191176471	0.9907812331
Geometric mean where both pieces of data are available				0.9907358302
Median where both pieces of data are available			-0.009	0.9935285161
Standard deviation where both pieces of data are available			0.0229898063	0.0096100284

Tempo-adjusted total fertility rate

The tempo-adjusted total fertility rate has been calculated by the Human Fertility Database using its data and the Bongaarts-Feeney formula.

Year	tempo-adjusted total fertility rate (adjTFR)	adjTFR1	adjTFR2	adjTFR3	adjTFR4	adjTFR5+	adjTFR1 proportion	adjTFR2 proportion	adjTFR3 proportion	adjTFR4 proportion	adjTFR5+ proportion
1977	2.805	0.948	0.794	0.52	0.293	0.248	0.3379679144	0.2830659537	0.1853832442	0.104456328	0.0884135472
1978	2.93	0.992	0.903	0.572	0.261	0.203	0.3385665529	0.3081911263	0.195221843	0.0890784983	0.0692832765
1979	2.828	0.96	0.884	0.568	0.235	0.181	0.3394625177	0.3125884017	0.2008486563	0.0830975955	0.0640028289
1980	2.757	0.907	0.901	0.58	0.226	0.142	0.3289807762	0.3268044976	0.2103735945	0.0819731592	0.0515052593
1981	2.705	0.941	0.861	0.579	0.215	0.109	0.3478743068	0.3182994455	0.2140480591	0.0794824399	0.0402957486
1982	2.61	0.961	0.83	0.537	0.192	0.09	0.3681992337	0.3180076628	0.2057471264	0.0735632184	0.0344827586
1983	2.505	0.943	0.833	0.486	0.169	0.073	0.3764471058	0.3325349301	0.194011976	0.0674650699	0.0291417166
1984	2.437	0.922	0.865	0.424	0.158	0.068	0.3783340172	0.354944604	0.1739844071	0.0648338121	0.0279031596
1985	2.288	0.856	0.832	0.401	0.137	0.062	0.3741258741	0.3636363636	0.1752622378	0.0598776224	0.0270979021
1986	2.015	0.802	0.705	0.351	0.11	0.048	0.3980148883	0.3498759305	0.1741935484	0.0545905707	0.02382134
1987	2.039	0.817	0.74	0.357	0.094	0.031	0.4006866111	0.3629230015	0.1750858264	0.0461010299	0.0152035311
1988	2.318	0.847	0.839	0.48	0.12	0.033	0.3654012079	0.3619499569	0.2070750647	0.0517687662	0.0142364107
1989	2.049	0.822	0.716	0.386	0.094	0.032	0.4011713031	0.3494387506	0.1883845778	0.0458760371	0.0156173743
1990	2.059	0.847	0.736	0.37	0.082	0.024	0.4113647402	0.3574550753	0.179698883	0.0398251578	0.0116561438
1991	1.975	0.798	0.709	0.364	0.081	0.023	0.4040506329	0.3589873418	0.1843037975	0.0410126582	0.0116455696
1992	1.964	0.86	0.687	0.323	0.07	0.024	0.4378818737	0.349796334	0.1644602851	0.0356415479	0.0122199593
1993	2.019	0.904	0.698	0.329	0.072	0.017	0.4477464091	0.3457157008	0.1629519564	0.0356612184	0.0084200099
1994	2.051	0.925	0.722	0.324	0.066	0.014	0.4509995124	0.3520234032	0.1579717211	0.0321794247	0.0068259386
1995	1.994	0.899	0.723	0.301	0.056	0.014	0.4508525577	0.3625877633	0.1509528586	0.0280842528	0.0070210632
1996	2.019	0.898	0.749	0.305	0.054	0.014	0.4447746409	0.3709757306	0.1510648836	0.0267459138	0.0069341258
1997	2.114	0.928	0.797	0.322	0.054	0.014	0.4389782403	0.3770104068	0.1523178808	0.0255439924	0.0066225166
1998	1.794	0.872	0.621	0.246	0.046	0.01	0.48606466	0.3461538462	0.1371237458	0.0256410256	0.005574136
1999	1.812	0.852	0.685	0.228	0.04	0.008	0.4701986755	0.3780353201	0.1258278146	0.0220750552	0.004415011
2000	1.864	0.797	0.725	0.278	0.052	0.011	0.4275751073	0.3889484979	0.1491416309	0.0278969957	0.0059012876
2001	1.558	0.76	0.556	0.202	0.032	0.008	0.487804878	0.3568677792	0.1296534018	0.0205391528	0.0051347882
2002	1.579	0.822	0.551	0.169	0.031	0.007	0.5205826472	0.3489550348	0.1070297657	0.0196326789	0.0044331856
2003	1.513	0.795	0.54	0.144	0.027	0.006	0.5254461335	0.3569068077	0.0951751487	0.0178453404	0.0039656312
2004	1.486	0.78	0.546	0.133	0.021	0.007	0.5248990579	0.3674293405	0.0895020188	0.0141318977	0.0047106326
2005	1.554	0.824	0.578	0.126	0.02	0.006	0.5302445302	0.3719433719	0.0810810811	0.0128700129	0.0038610039
2006	1.668	0.959	0.565	0.12	0.018	0.006	0.574940048	0.3387290168	0.071942446	0.0107913669	0.0035971223
2007	1.602	0.871	0.584	0.119	0.021	0.007	0.5436953808	0.3645443196	0.0742821473	0.0131086142	0.0043695381
2008	1.543	0.833	0.56	0.124	0.021	0.006	0.5398574206	0.3629293584	0.0803629294	0.0136098509	0.0038885288
2009	1.559	0.801	0.609	0.125	0.018	0.006	0.5137908916	0.3906350225	0.0801796023	0.0115458627	0.0038486209
Maximum	2.93	0.992	0.903	0.58	0.293	0.248	0.574940048	0.3906350225	0.2140480591	0.104456328	0.0884135472
Minimum	1.486	0.76	0.54	0.119	0.018	0.006	0.3289807762	0.2830659537	0.071942446	0.0107913669	0.0035971223
Average	2.061	0.871	0.7164848485	0.3300909091	0.0965454545	0.047030303	0.4359691014	0.3511784878	0.1522619443	0.0417135202	0.018971202
Median	2.019	0.86	0.722	0.324	0.07	0.017	0.4378818737	0.3568677792	0.1629519564	0.0356415479	0.0084200099
Standard deviation	0.433552765	0.0630371914	0.115901122	0.1519272778	0.079141918	0.0625582153	0.0707633303	0.0235960605	0.0447732024	0.0262397688	0.0215313812
Slope for best linear fit (using linear regression)	-0.0422774064	-0.0035782086	-0.0106988636	-0.0152152406	-0.0075942513	-0.0051714572	0.0070409599	0.0017356576	-0.0043221377	-0.0026090072	-0.001835999
Multiplier for best logarithmic fit (using linear regression on logarithm)	0.9798903701	0.9959276635	0.9849108462	0.9488695656	0.9149194818	0.8882310412	1.016366416	1.0051235079	0.9683425765	0.933695758	0.9064596085
$R^{2}$ for linear regression	0.8890872129	0.3012653612	0.7967308523	0.9377730537	0.8609311098	0.6389528073	0.9256756263	0.5058953892	0.871309586	0.9243621522	0.6798494159