According to the household registration statistics released by the Ministry of the Interior for November 2025, the latest total population of Taiwan is 23,306,085. Only 7,946 newborns were born in November, a record low for a single month. In contrast, 14,771 people died in November. The population has shown a negative growth trend for 23 consecutive months, and this November, newborns accounted for approximately half of the deaths. Currently, the population aged 65 and over accounts for 19.99%, very close to the definition of a super-aged society. Elon Musk also retweeted this issue and expressed his concerns on Twitter, which has already garnered over a million views.
Newborns account for only half of the death rate in Taiwan
According to the household registration statistics released by the Ministry of the Interior for November 2025, the latest total population of Taiwan is 23,306,085, a decrease of 96,710 compared to the same period last year. Only 7,946 newborns were born in Taiwan in November, a record low for a single month. In contrast, the number of deaths in November was 14,771. The population has shown a negative growth trend for 23 consecutive months, and this November, the number of newborns was approximately half the number of deaths.
Currently, the population aged 65 and over accounts for 19.99%. According to the World Health Organization, a society is considered super-aged when the population aged 65 and over accounts for 20%.
Musk retweeted a video of the national flag and commented: "Population collapse continues to accelerate."
DogeDesigner, a Dogecoin Foundation designer considered close to Elon Musk, posted a video on Twitter featuring the Republic of China (Taiwan) flag, writing: "Taiwan's birth rate continues to plummet, nearing a historic low. In November, the national population experienced negative growth for the 23rd consecutive month, with deaths almost double the number of births. Taiwan's current birth rate is among the lowest in the world. No new human births = no continuation of civilization."
The video has garnered 1.5 million views on Twitter, and Musk retweeted it with the comment: "The population collapse continues to accelerate."
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