As of May 2024, there are only 37,702 people in Taiwan holding valid permanent residency permits (Table 6), with only 1,000 of them being students or children under 15 years old (Table 7). Table 6 Statistics of Non-citizens Holding Valid Permanent Residency Permits (Incl. Those in and out of Taiwan) Non-citizens Holding Valid Year Annual Growth Rate (%) Permanent Residency Permits (Incl. Those in and out of Taiwan) 2016 12,268 2017 13,164 7% 2018 15,443 17% 2019 17,947 16% 2020 21,004 17% 2021 27,798 32% 2022 31,684 14% 2023 35,731 13% 37,702 6% 2024 (until May) Source: NIA; Compiled Independently Table 7 Students and Children Under 15 YOA Holding Valid Permanent Residency Permits Students Under 15 YOA Total 2016 162 2 164 2017 170 2 172 8 5% 2018 253 44 297 125 73% 33 Total Growth Annual Growth Year Rate (%)