Taiwan population decline

[lostinasia]

(EDIT for clarity: the below was posted as a response to what had been the beginning of a new thread; it’s now been merged. Thanks @Slawa!)

Note there are already a bunch of threads on this - here’s one of the more recently active ones:

Taiwan low birth rates

Headline is South Koreans will go extinct in 2750 if they don’t have more babies http://qz.com/255084/south-koreans-will-go-extinct-in-2750-if-they-dont-have-more-babies/ Taiwan comes in at number 3 behind S. Korea and Macau for lowest fertility rates. Obviously not “new” news as we have known about Taiwan’s declining birth rates for many yrs now. As a mid-30s man I have no urge to have kids and cannot really explain why. (my mom says it’s selfishness—haha, only child problem) It appears e…

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Taiwan's aging population, low birth rates, and Taiwan's ethnic makeup

According to Taipei Times, The percentage of the population aged 65 and over is expected to exceed 20 percent in 2026, making Taiwan a “super-aged society.” This got me thinking about the implications for Taiwan’s ethnic makeup. That amount of elderly people is going to require a lot of caregivers, who are usually from SE Asian countries (Indonesian, Malaysia, Philippines). While they won’t be citizens or permanent residents, could the percentage of foreign workers in Taiwan reach five …

Lowest birth rate in the world

chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/nati … ng-the.htm Well im not surprised, there are mostly 3 types of females in taiwan: KTV workers… or should i just say wh**es local students/workers whom are too stressed to consider marriage and children those that go overseas for education and never return… i know many of these personally. Not to let the guys off either, most of them are too boneidle to even cross the street right, let alone start a family!. So 1% birth rate, what can the goverment possibly do t…