Taipei’s population falls and bigger exodus expectedBy Huang Hsin-po and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerThere was a net reduction last year in the number of Taipei residents and this year is expected to set a 23-year high for population decline in the city, Ministry of the Interior statistics released yesterday showed. The First MacArthur Bridge, right, and the Second MacArthur Bridge, center, over the Keelung River are pictured in Taipei on June 7. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei TimesThe data are consistent with a trend over the past five years, with Taipei’s population decreasing by 110,038 people since 2014. From January to last month, 7,574 people registered new addresses in New Taipei City and 4,888 people registered new addresses in Taoyuan, household registration office statistics in the cities showed. Hsinchu County recorded a net increase of 2,579 new residents over the period, a 4.6 percent rise in its population from January, its office said.

Source: Taipei Times June 27, 2020 15:56 UTC