Taipei City Marriage Registrations Drop 17.1% in 2025, Down 10.7% in Jan-Apr 2026
Taipei City's Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics announced that marriage registrations in 2025 totaled 22,000, a 17.1% decrease from 2024. From January to April 2026, registrations were 6,370, down 10.7% year-on-year. Data shows a trend of later marriages, with an increasing proportion of first marriages occurring after age 35. Population decline is linked to high housing prices and a low birth rate.
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（Central News Agency, Taipei）Taipei City's Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics announced on the 3rd that, according to the Department of Civil Affairs, the number of marriage registrations in Taipei City in 2025 was 22,000, a decrease of 17.1% compared to 2024. A comparison with 2015 data also shows that late marriage is becoming increasingly common. Furthermore, from January to April of this year, 6,370 people registered for marriage, which is 10% less than the same period last year.
A press release from the Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, citing data from the Department of Civil Affairs, stated that from January to April 2026, there were 6,370 marriage registrations in Taipei City, an average of 53 people per day. This represents a decrease of 760 people, or 10.7%, compared to 7,130 registrations in the same period last year.
The latest annual statistics also show a decline. The Department reported that the total number of marriage registrations in Taipei City in 2025 was 22,000, a decrease of 4,474 people, or 17.1%, from 26,000 in 2024. Of these, 19,000 were first marriages, accounting for 86% of the total registrations.
Further analysis by the Department found that among those who registered for marriage in 2025, nearly 40% of both men and women had their first marriage between the ages of 30 and 34. Compared to 2015, the proportion of first marriages occurring at age 35 or older increased for both genders. For men, it was 38.6%, and for women, 28.8%, an increase of 8.2 and 10.9 percentage points respectively, indicating that late marriage is becoming increasingly prevalent.
Living in Taipei City is challenging. According to city government statistics, the city has a population of over 2.43 million people across 456 neighborhoods (li), with an average of about 5,328 people per neighborhood. Recently, a city councilor mentioned that Taipei's population has decreased by roughly the size of Da'an District over the past 10 years. The Department of Civil Affairs confirmed this, stating that the population is declining monthly, with an estimated loss equivalent to 1 to 2 neighborhoods. Da'an District's total population in March of this year was over 280,000.
Data from the Department of Civil Affairs also shows that the population outflow causing the decline is related to the high price-to-income ratio for housing. Taipei City's price-to-income ratio in the third quarter of 2024 was 16.6 times, significantly higher than New Taipei City's 14.03 times, the national average of 10.82 times, and Taoyuan City's 9.39 times. Another factor is the continuous decline in the number of births, which is linked to the postponement of childbearing due to late marriage, compressing fertility opportunities, and the long-term low birth rate leading to a decrease in the number of women of childbearing age. (Editor: Zhang Mingkun) June 3, 2026
A press release from the Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, citing data from the Department of Civil Affairs, stated that from January to April 2026, there were 6,370 marriage registrations in Taipei City, an average of 53 people per day. This represents a decrease of 760 people, or 10.7%, compared to 7,130 registrations in the same period last year.
The latest annual statistics also show a decline. The Department reported that the total number of marriage registrations in Taipei City in 2025 was 22,000, a decrease of 4,474 people, or 17.1%, from 26,000 in 2024. Of these, 19,000 were first marriages, accounting for 86% of the total registrations.
Further analysis by the Department found that among those who registered for marriage in 2025, nearly 40% of both men and women had their first marriage between the ages of 30 and 34. Compared to 2015, the proportion of first marriages occurring at age 35 or older increased for both genders. For men, it was 38.6%, and for women, 28.8%, an increase of 8.2 and 10.9 percentage points respectively, indicating that late marriage is becoming increasingly prevalent.
Living in Taipei City is challenging. According to city government statistics, the city has a population of over 2.43 million people across 456 neighborhoods (li), with an average of about 5,328 people per neighborhood. Recently, a city councilor mentioned that Taipei's population has decreased by roughly the size of Da'an District over the past 10 years. The Department of Civil Affairs confirmed this, stating that the population is declining monthly, with an estimated loss equivalent to 1 to 2 neighborhoods. Da'an District's total population in March of this year was over 280,000.
Data from the Department of Civil Affairs also shows that the population outflow causing the decline is related to the high price-to-income ratio for housing. Taipei City's price-to-income ratio in the third quarter of 2024 was 16.6 times, significantly higher than New Taipei City's 14.03 times, the national average of 10.82 times, and Taoyuan City's 9.39 times. Another factor is the continuous decline in the number of births, which is linked to the postponement of childbearing due to late marriage, compressing fertility opportunities, and the long-term low birth rate leading to a decrease in the number of women of childbearing age. (Editor: Zhang Mingkun) June 3, 2026