Taiwan’s population was 23,404,138 as of last month, down 2,470 from August, the ninth consecutive month this year that the nation has reported a drop, the Ministry of the Interior said on Wednesday.
The population last month was 162 fewer than the same month last year, a decline of 0.44 per day, the ministry said, citing household registration data.
Taiwan reported 11,792 births last month, or 3.7 births per day, up 149 from August, it said, adding that the monthly birthrate was 6.15 per 1,000 people.
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The jurisdictions with the highest birthrates were Yunlin County at 14.62 per 1,000 people, Penghu County (8.61 per 1,000) and Taoyuan (7.74 per 1,000), the ministry said.
The jurisdictions with the lowest birthrates were Keelung (3.17 per 1,000), New Taipei City (3.95 per 1,000) and Chiayi City (4.13 per 1,000), it added.
There were 97,733 births from January to last month, down from 99,652 in the same period last year, showing that the Year of the Dragon this year has not sparked a baby boom as it has previously, the ministry said.
There were 15,563 deaths last month, or a mortality rate of 8.11 per 1,000 people, it said.
That works out to a death every 2.8 minutes, it added.
The administrative regions with the highest mortality rates were Chiayi County at 11.66 per 1,000 people, Pingtung County (10.99 per 1,000) and Yunlin County (10.96 per 1,000), it said.
The lowest mortality rates were in Lienchiang County (4.37 per 1,000), Hsinchu City (6.19 per 1,000) and Taoyuan (6.38 per 1,000), the ministry said.
Last month, 12,575 people obtained residency in Taiwan and 11,274 people renounced their residency, a net gain of 1,301, it said.
The figures for immigration and emigration were up 9,272 and 10,898 respectively compared with August, it added.
There were 10,710 marriages, 10,426 of which were heterosexual and 284 were same-sex last month, it said.
Divorces numbered 4,569, of which 4,479 were heterosexual and 90 were same-sex, it added.
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