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Taiwan Became a Super-Aged Society in 2025

People aged 65+ reached 20.06% as births fell to 107,812.

What the Data Shows

This statistic captures Taiwan crossing a major demographic threshold. A 20.06% elderly share puts Taiwan into the super-aged category, while births fell to 107,812 for the year. Together, the figures show that population aging and low births are now visible in the same official age-structure snapshot.

Data table

Age 65+ share 20.06% End-2025 population share
Age 65+ people 4.67M end-2025
Newborns 107,812 2025
Total population 23.30M end-2025
Children 0–14 11.51% population
Working age 68.43% ages 15–64
Threshold 20% super-aged

Sources

Source 1: Taiwan becomes a super-aged society

Publisher: Focus Taiwan / Central News Agency

Dataset/table: MOI end-December 2025 population statistics reported by CNA

Units: People, percent

Date checked: 2026-05-06

Status: source-labelled

Data notes & caveats

Source is a reputable news report citing MOI data. UN super-aged threshold is defined as age 65+ share of at least 20% of the population.

Methodology

Values are reported by Focus Taiwan from Ministry of the Interior data for end-December 2025. The graphic uses the 65+ share as the hero figure and supporting age/population indicators as context.