Share of women who are married or in a union in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of women who are married or in a union was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of women who are married or in a union in Taiwan, 1970–2020
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.7% for share of women who are married or in a union in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Taiwan peaked at 5.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
Taiwan ranks 204th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.3% | — |
| 1971 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More gender data for Taiwan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,213 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Women's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.66 (2027)
- Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.903 (2025)
- Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.925 (2025)
- Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.824 (2025)
- Women's Political Participation Index 0.995 (2025)
- Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.903 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Taiwan?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Taiwan was 0.7% in 2020, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Taiwan ranks 204th out of 221 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.