Taiwanese families receive cash incentives for treatment of newborns and fertility.
Released on September 18, 2025
Taiwan announced it is fighting the low population growth with its new grant programme to encourage families to have more children.
Taiwan’s cabinet on Thursday approved standardized cash payments to families for each newborn baby and a larger percentage of infertility treatment costs, Focus Taiwan reported.
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Under the new plan, the family will receive $3,320 per newborn, Taiwanese news reports, and the twins are eligible for a payment of nearly $7,000. Previous systems included payments ranging from $1,300 to $2,300 per baby, depending on the mother’s employment situation.
Taiwan became a “super-aging society” in 2025. This means that over 20% of the population is over 65 years old. The island nation has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, CNN reported last year, with a total fertility rate in 2022 reaching just .087.
Countries need to maintain a total fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman to hit what the French Institute for Demographic Research calls “exchange level.”
Taiwan’s birth rate had fallen for the ninth consecutive year in 2024, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Home Affairs.
The country’s interests also extend to couples facing infertility. Women under the age of 39 are reportedly eligible to receive subsidies for up to six attempts at in vitro fertilization (IVF). Women between the ages of 39 and 45 receive subsidies for the first three attempts.
Low- and middle-income households are eligible to receive nearly $5,000 per IVF trial.
Portfolioless Minister Chen Si Chong told Taiwan News that the recently announced grants are expected to help more than 120,000 families.
Other countries in the region are experimenting with the type of programme Taiwan is trying to implement. Hong Kong parents receive more than $2,500 per newborn baby, while Korean parents receive more than $2,200 with more than two children, CNN reported.
Taiwan’s policy changes are expected to come into effect in January 2026.
