According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, by the end of June 2022, the number of people over the age of 65 in Taiwan was 3,983,640, accounting for 17.18% of the total population.

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[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, by the end of June 2022, the number of people over the age of 65 in Taiwan will be 3,983,640, accounting for 17.18% of the total population. Many experts and scholars say that Taiwan’s aging population will be a threat to national security. and a major social problem.

Is it that serious?

Take a look at the situation in neighboring Japan. Japan has a population of 36.27 million over the age of 65, accounting for 29.1% of the total population. The number of elderly people alone is larger than the entire population of Taiwan. The elderly population in South Korea is based on According to the statistics of the elderly population released by the South Korean Statistics Office, in 2022, South Korea's elderly population over the age of 65 will be 9.018 million, accounting for 17.5% of the total population. Regardless of the number or proportion of the elderly population, it is more serious than Taiwan.

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This problem is not unique to East Asian countries either. According to the latest census, of the 328 million people in the United States, 16.5% are over the age of 65, which is equivalent to 54 million people.

By 2030, the population over the age of 65 will increase to 74 million. Among them, the population over the age of 85 who generally needs the most care will grow faster.

Italy is the country with the most aging population in Europe. According to the latest population report, people over the age of 65 account for 25% of the Italian population; France has a population of 67 million, of which 19.5% are over the age of 65, and the population over the age of 65 in Germany The number has exceeded 17 million, accounting for 21% of the total population, and the problem is getting worse year by year.

Looking at these figures, we can see that population aging is a common problem faced by the whole world. Compared with these countries, Taiwan is nothing.

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