This statistic shows the crude marriage rate in Taiwan from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, approximately 5.26 couples per 1,000 people of the total population married in Taiwan.

In Taiwan, approximately 125.2 thousand couples registered their marriages in 2023, around 10,400 marriages more than in the previous year. Taiwan's marriage rate has generally been dropping over the last decades, amounting to 5.36 couples per 1,000 population in 2023. However, this was higher than in 2020 and 2021, when marriages were exceptionally low due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2023, the average crude marriage rate in Taiwan ranged at approximately 5.37 couples per 1,000 people of the total population. The highest marriage rate was recorded in Taoyuan County with 5.87 marriages per 1,000 population.

In Taiwan, approximately 53,000 couples register for a divorce in 2023, around 2,500 more than in the previous year. The divorce rate in 2023 increased to 2.27 couples per 1,000 population in Taiwan.

China Population: Number of Marriages: Marriage with Foreigner, Citizen of HK, Macao & Taiwan data was reported at 40,524.000 Case in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 42,166.000 Case for 2016. China Population: Number of Marriages: Marriage with Foreigner, Citizen of HK, Macao & Taiwan data is updated yearly, averaging 44,000.000 Case from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2017, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79,000.000 Case in 2001 and a record low of 8,000.000 Case in 1979. China Population: Number of Marriages: Marriage with Foreigner, Citizen of HK, Macao & Taiwan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

Taiwan Number of Marriage: Homosexuality: Male data was reported at 150.000 Case in Jun 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 265.000 Case for May 2019. Taiwan Number of Marriage: Homosexuality: Male data is updated monthly, averaging 207.500 Case from May 2019 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 265.000 Case in May 2019 and a record low of 150.000 Case in Jun 2019. Taiwan Number of Marriage: Homosexuality: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of the Interior. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Taiwan – Table TW.G006: Vital Statistics.

This statistic shows the opinion of Taiwanese on the question if the same-sex partners have the right to get married in 1991, 2013, and 2015. According to the survey conducted in 2015, around 54 percent of respondents in Taiwan agreed that the same-sex partners also have the right to get married, a significant change from eleven percent approval in 1991.

Area, village number, existing house number, village number household registration, number of neighbors, existing house number of neighbors, household number, gender, population, total number of immigrants, immigrants from abroad, immigrants from other provinces and cities in New Taipei City, immigrants from other provinces and cities in Taipei City, immigrants from other provinces and cities in Taoyuan City, immigrants from other provinces and cities in Taichung City, immigrants from other provinces and cities in Tainan City, immigrants from other provinces and cities in Kaohsiung City, immigrants from other provinces and cities in Taiwan Province, immigrants from other provinces and cities in Fujian Province, immigrants from other provinces and cities in other provinces and cities, immigrants from other counties or cities in this province, immigrants from other counties, towns, or districts in this county or city, initial household registration, others, total number of emigrants, emigrants to foreign countries, emigrants to other provinces and cities in New Taipei City, emigrants to other provinces and cities in Taipei City, emigrants to other provinces and cities in Taoyuan City, emigrants to other provinces and cities in Taichung City, emigrants to other provinces and cities in Tainan City, emigrants to other provinces and cities in Kaohsiung City, emigrants to other provinces and cities in Taiwan Province, emigrants to other provinces and cities in Fujian Province, emigrants to other provinces and cities in other provinces and cities, emigrants to other counties or cities in this province, emigrants to other counties, towns, or districts in this county or city, cancellation of household registration, others, number of address changes in, number of address changes out, increase in the number of administrative area adjustments, decrease in the number of administrative area adjustments, total number of births, total number of births within marriage, total number of births out of wedlock already claimed, total number of births out of wedlock unclaimed, total number of unattended children, birth mother originally from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, birth mother originally from foreign countries, birth father originally from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, birth father originally from foreign countries, posthumous child, twins, triplets or more, number of deaths, number of adoptions, number of adoptions terminated, number of guardians, number of assistants, number of minors bearing the responsibilities of rights and obligations, number of marriages, number of divorces.

台湾 Number of Marriage: Homosexuality: Female在2019-06达366.000 Case，相较于2019-05的509.000 Case有所下降。台湾 Number of Marriage: Homosexuality: Female数据按月度更新，2019-05至2019-06期间平均值为437.500 Case，共2份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于2019-05，达509.000 Case，而历史最低值则出现于2019-06，为366.000 Case。CEIC提供的台湾 Number of Marriage: Homosexuality: Female数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Ministry of the Interior，数据归类于Global Database的中国台湾地区 – Table TW.G006: Vital Statistics。

Statistical item definition:(1) New residents: refers to those from Mainland China (including Hong Kong, Macau) and foreign spouse, who were not citizens at the time of marriage with a citizen, regardless of whether they have obtained citizenship in the future.(2) Number of new resident students: the number of students whose one parent is a citizen with household registration in Taiwan, and the other parent is not a citizen with household registration in Taiwan at the time of the student's birth.(3) In the same marriage, if the elder siblings were new residents' children at birth, the younger siblings are also considered new residents' children at birth.(4) Kinship care: refers to those who are orphaned or missing parents and are cared for by relatives or in public or private institutions.

Between 2021 and 2023, support for same-sex marriage declined in 14 out of 23 surveyed countries worldwide. The major drops were seen in Canada and Germany, where the share of respondents agreeing with same-sex marriage went down six percentage points. Still, over 60 percent of respondents in those two countries supported it.

The way to legalization

As of 2021, 30 countries have legalized same-sex marriages, most of them located in Western Europe. Switzerland was the latest to do so after a referendum, while the second to last was Costa Rica, as the only Central American country. While most countries have legalized same-sex marriage through legislation, in South Africa and Taiwan, this was enacted via courts' mandates. Taiwan and South Africa are the first and so far only countries in their continent to have legalized same-sex marriage.

Hostility and criminalization

The support and legalization of same-sex marriages is growing, and the acceptance of homosexuality is slowly but steadily increasing in more hostile countries. In Nigeria, for instance, homosexuality is a crime punishable with the death penalty. Despite a small increase, only seven percent of people believe that homosexuality should be accepted by society. Africa, Asia, and the Middle East are still the most dangerous world regions for homosexuals. In fact, 71 countries still criminalize homosexuality, and most of them are located in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.