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Record Number of Older Adults in Taiwan Now Living Alone

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Taiwan has hit a new record for older adults living alone. Interior ministry figures show that as of March, households with a single resident aged 65 or older topped 713,000, with most concentrated in Taipei, New Taipei and Kaohsiung. Households with two or more older residents also reached record highs. The trend reflects a broader shift as Taiwan's now super-aged society sees more elderly people living apart from family.

More Older People Living Alone

 

Solo 65-plus households hit record high

 

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Government statistics show that the number of older adults living alone has reached a record high in Taiwan.

 

Data from the interior ministry shows that as of March, the number of households with a single resident of 65 or older topped 713,000. Households with two or more older residents also hit record highs. Most are concentrated in Taipei, New Taipei, and Kaohsiung. Taiwan recently became a super-aged society, but unlike in the past, older adults increasingly live apart from their family members.