According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, the five countries attracting the most Taiwanese emigrants last year (the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa) drew a total of about 18,000, a decline from 22,000 two years ago.
根據內政部統計，去年吸納台灣移民的五大主力國，包括美加紐澳南非在內，所核准的台灣移民總人數約為一萬八千八百人，較前年的二萬二千餘人，未增反減（附表）。