In the year 2002 there were more than 247,000 births in the Taiwan Area, including Kinmen and Matsu. Of these, more than 30,000 were born to foreign (including mainland Chinese) women. The ratio thus reached 12.46 %.
以民國九十一年為例，台閩地區嬰兒出生數為二十四萬七千多人，其中外籍（包含大陸）新娘所生子女數為三萬多人，比例高達百分之十二・五。