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The nation’s population last year dropped by an average of 509 people per day amid a record low number of births, with estimates predicting that the population might dip below 15 million in 50 years. The population last year dropped by 185,922 from 2020 to 23.38 million, data released on Monday by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) showed. Only 153,820 births were recorded in the entire year, setting a record low and dipping below the death rate each month. Last month, there were only 14,127 b...

UNTIMELY: Experts are not optimistic about the birthrate this year, as the Year of the Tiger is generally considered inauspicious and marriages last year hit a record lowBy Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer, with CNA

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday urged the government to establish an agency to address the problem of a falling birthrate. At a news conference in Taipei ahead of Children’s Day on Sunday, KMT Culture and Communications Committee director-general Alicia Wang (王育敏) said that the number of births in the nation hit a record low of 165,249 last year, citing government statistics. The low number is “very serious problem ... that everyone should pay attention to” as it might ...