THE number of births in Taiwan reached a 10-year high in 2012, buoyed by the Chinese zodiac's year of the dragon that is considered an auspicious year to have a child.
A total 234,599 babies were born, raising the fertility rate to 1.27 births per woman, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
Chinese tradition holds that those born in the year of the dragon, the symbol of China's past emperors, are likely to be successful and wealthy.
Taiwan has experienced a decline in birth rates and a rapidly ageing population over the last two decades. Factors including a greater number of career-oriented women and rising cost of living have contributed to the drop.
The island territory is beginning to see the impact of low birth rates, with declining enrollment in universities and government warnings that the pension system could go bankrupt by 2027.
The government has tried several policies to boost marriage and fertility rates including organised matchmaking tours, subsidies for child care and fertility treatments, and cash bonuses per birth.
The fertility rate hit a record low of 0.89 in 2010, when Taiwan ranked lowest in the world. The 2012 rate was still far below the 2.1 replacement rate that demographers have set for stable populations in industrialised countries.
Government planners forecast a slight decrease in the birth rate in 2013, the year of the snake. Snakes are not so bad, because many Chinese believe they resemble "little dragons".
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