NEXT YEAR THE ELDERLY POPULATION WILL EXCEED THE YOUTHFUL|國人生育少 老年人口明年將超過幼年

Taiwan's aging problem is getting worse and worse. According to the latest statistics released by the National Development Council, this year the aged population of 65-year-old and above is 23.3%. By 2061, there will be one senior in every 3 persons. The index of aging will be 406.9%! And the aged population is to be 4.1 times more than the young population. Researchers had suggested government three major long and short term plans for solving the aging social problem. The continuous low birth rate has worsened the aging problem in Taiwan. According to the latest statistics from the National Development Council, this year the aged population of 65-year-old and above is 23.3%, and the rate is increasing annually. By 2061, the aged population is to reach 38.9%, that means there will be one senior in every 3 persons. The index of aging will be 406.9%, and the aged population is to be 4.1 times more than the young population. ==MR. LAI== Because salaries are low, so no-one wants to have children. ==MS. CHEN== The crisis is serious. Everything is expensive and the tax burden is heavier. Houses are expensive, too. By analyzing the statistics, in 2016 Taiwan has a total dependency ratio of 36.2%. By 2061 the dependency ratio is to be 94.2%, and old age dependency ratio will be 75.6%. That means one aged person depends on the other aged person. ==LIANG KUO-YUAN, Yuanta-Polaris Research Inst.== The problem lies at the number of working force is too low. How do you stimulate the number of work force? We'll see whether the government is to allow high qualified immigrants. High-qualified immigrants mean those people have certain degrees of professional standards. Researchers have suggested, to solve the aging problem, the long term plan is to stimulate the birth rate, mid and short term plans would be accepting outstanding foreign professionals, and encouraging aged population to the work force. All these goals require the government to plan with thoughts and vision. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 長期低迷的生育率，導致台灣高齡化的情況日益嚴重，根據國發會最新的統計報告顯示，今年65歲以上占總人口比率為23.3%，未來將逐年攀升，到了民國150年，將達到38.9%，亦即約每33人中，即有1名為65歲以上之老年人，老化指數達到406.9%，老年人口約為幼年人口的4.1倍。 ==民眾 賴先生== 因為現在薪水低 所以大家都比較不敢生小孩 ==陳小姐== 危機很大 而且現在什麼東西都貴 現在什麼稅金一直漲 房子也貴 從統計數字來看，台灣總扶養人口，民國105年的扶養比是36.2%，到了民國150年，上升到94.2%，扶老比為75.6%，也就是一個人養一個人，而且是老人養老人。 ==元大寶華經濟研究院院長 梁國源== 問題就出在那個工作人口的 這個人數太少 怎麼樣增加工作人口的人數呢 看看就是說能不能 引進這個高素質的移民 所謂高素質的移民就是說 那個必須是達到一個所謂的 人才的那個標準 學者建議，因應人口老化危機，鼓勵生育是長期計劃，中短期可以學習國外廣收優秀人才，以及有效提升高齡人口勞動市場的參與，但這些都需要政府妥善規劃。 記者 郭采彥 林國煌 台北報導