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美国第2大的周刊《新闻周刊》(newsweek)前天写了一篇报导
标题: 台湾人口危机恶化 Taiwan’s Population Crisis Worsens
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1. 连 21 个月“死亡＞出生”，人口危机不是警钟而是现实
台湾已非偶发波动，而是持续性结构转折；死亡长期＞出生，显示少子化与老化同时加深
“Deaths exceeded births in Taiwan for the 21st straight month… underscoring
the deepening demographic crisis.”
2. 为何重要：低生育会拖慢长期经济动能
不只人口数变少，还会反映在劳动力、内需与创新动能；各国的经验已证实这不是短期补
贴能解的。
“Falling birth rates… have raised alarms about the long-term effects on
economic growth.”
3. 台湾的难度更高：同时面临快速老化与极低生育
社福支出被挤压，生得少、老得快的双重压力，让调整空间更小、速度要更快。
“Taiwan's challenge is particularly acute as its fast-aging population
strains social safety nets while its fertility rate… continues to slide.”
4. 总人口 2,337 万、年减 8.7 万：下滑已成趋势而非一次性事件
过去一年净减 0.37%，显示自然增减与净迁徙综合效果仍偏负向。
“Taiwan’s population stood at 23,371,031… a decline of more than 87,000,
or 0.37 percent…”
5. 家庭更小、负担不一定更轻：平均每户 2.37 人再创低点
家户规模缩小，育儿与照护成本却相对集中在更少的大人身上，形成“小家户大压力”。
“The average household size was 2.37 people—down 0.13 from September 2024.”
6. 新生儿 8,603：月增但年减，代表反弹力道不足
比 8 月略多，但仍比去年同月少 3,189，短期波动掩不住长期下行斜率。
“The island recorded 8,603 newborns in September… but still 3,189 fewer
than in the same month last year.”
7. 粗出生率 4.49：比 2024 年的韩国还低，全球垂直落底区
代表每千人活产数极低，若无大幅政策与社会结构调整，难以回升。
“The crude birth rate… was just 4.49—lower even than that of South Korea
in 2024, which was the lowest in the world.”
8. 死亡 15,837：年减但月增，高龄化下的自然结果
年比小降 176，月比增加 161；在老化加剧下，死亡数维持高档属常态。
“There were 15,837 deaths in September, down 176 from a year earlier but 161
more than in August.”
9. 生育年龄人口占比 <42%：生得起的人变少，结构更偏“少生”
20–48 岁族群缩水压抑总生育数，单靠补助很难逆转总量结构。
"The share of citizens of reproductive age… now accounts for just under 42%"
10. 65 岁以上占比 19.8%：扶养比恶化，压力转嫁到青壮与财政
工作人口更少、长照需求更高，财政与家庭同时承压。
"Those aged 65 and older rose to 19.8%, further widening the dependency ratio"
11. 政策观点：成本太高、支持太少；不孕补助与职场环境需同步到位
从生育成本、托育、职场对母职友善到高龄不孕支持，都需更实质的“长期政策组合”。
"The first issue is the economic cost of childbirth..Taiwan's investment remain
s inadequate…Subsidies for infertility treatment should also be expanded”
12. 走向与未知：今年迈入“超高龄”，3 万元生育金难当万灵丹
官方估年底达 20% 高龄占比；国际经验显示仅靠金钱诱因难逆转，还要解决长工时与职
场性别瓶颈。
"Officials expect Taiwan to… a super-aged society'… by the end of the year..
approved… a one-time cash allowance of NT$30,000… Whether… can reverse the
decline remains uncertain.”
Newsweek reached out to Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington by email
with a request for comment.
最后Newsweek已透过电子邮件向台湾驻美“实质的大使馆”函询意见，正等待回复。