Why Does Taiwan Have a Declining Birth Rate? | Finding Formosa

[@juangal7569]

This is relatively new being faced by developed nations, people have the choice now to put off having kids, but in doing so the population seems to decline. I do think culture plays a big role.

[@M43782]

No really. US has almost double of Taiwan fertility rate. It is a huge difference.

[@juangal7569]

@@M43782 Sure, but that doesn't negate the fact that the US is also experiencing a shift in birth fertility of 1.62 children per woman on average. Below the 2.1, population replacement. Slow growth, but changed.

[@davidlo168888]

Taiwan's corruption is so serious. Those political leaders are always collaborating with capitalists to screw laborers. Besides, bullshit leaders do receive huge money from contruction industry. Hence, real estate is abnomrally high.

[@8qk67acq5]

​@@M43782The US has immigrants my guy, and those are usually from third world countries where they give birth often. Try removing them to the statistics and only count 2nd gen and after, you'd find that no one wants to have kids.

[@etaokha4164]

Its funny how the rich are complaining there's not enough slaves for them 😂😂😂. The audacity

[@GGEZWPlol]

that's not a problem for rich people

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Interesting though is that rich people also don't want to have kids, or when they do, have them in their 30s.

[@Florida_man.2]

​@@ianhomerpura8937of course, why would they ? Being so keen on having kids is a poor poeple thing . Who wanna ruin their lives so their bloodline can keep going.

[@per_growth]

rich people have the option of hiring nannies and the cost of raising a child does not tax them heavily (if at all) - the problem is, rich people are in the minority, while your average working joe make up most of the population.

[@IKNFLY666]

Elon Musk has 12 kids.

[@gregvanpaassen]

Disappointing documentary- the reason for low number of children is given, lots of unmarried young adults, but virtually no time is spent exploring the reasons why young people are not getting married.

[@TheArtkaw]

Seems they care less about young people’s conditions and more on the fact that they won’t be competitive and schools closing sigh

[@shannonsollman3509]

Getting married invites the government into your personal lives...People don't want that. Women don't want kids without commitment =fewer kids.

[@ThingsfromTaiwan]

The main problems are unaffordable housing and crappy jobs. That's it!

[@ruskinfox]

I think its a two part series a lot of that is addressed in this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/raqalo1vrq-FmM0&ab_channel=TaiwanExplainedbyTaiwanPlus

[@gregvanpaassen]

@@ruskinfox That is a freak show, all about dog obsession. It barely mentions marriage or babies or the lack of them both.

[@wei48221]

People are getting smarter these days. They know the system is setup against them and the only way out is not bringing in new players.

[@petrobull2560]

Eight schools with just one child….🤯😬😢‼️

[@cathy4875]

The smarts in society are always child-free and financially-free. But for Taiwan even graduates are unemployed. So why marry? And for children, less competition means getting into future university courses that are prestigious due to economic reasons. Can you balance the books?

[@danzwku]

Can you guys put Chinese subtitles on this??

[@Joshua-eo5hr]

No learn English 😂

[@lordkent8143]

AI can only do so much to mitigate their birth rate and future economic problems. That goes for all of Asia going through this. AI just cant replace the human emotional and societal touch. It can automate things but AI also isolates us more.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

AI can't buy stuff and pay taxes to support a modern society.

[@Kevriyal5654]

The subsidies from the government definitely do help increase the birth rate. Look at Hungary since 2010. If your birth rate is below 1, that is a huge problem.

[@AlecMuller]

What data are you looking at? The St. Louis Fed shows a peak TFR of 1.61 in 2021, a decline to 1.52 in 2022, and no newer data. Macrotrends shows a lower crude birthrate now than in 2010. The big question with subsidies is whether they work in the long term or just pull births (that were going to happen anyway) in by a few years.

[@plumeria66]

No, Taiwan is too crowded. So is China. The planet doesn’t need more people polluting it.

[@wanderer0013]

People wont bring children into an uncertain difficult environment...

[@davidazure1539]

Completely agree

[@whk4041]

Long time ago, we have more labourous work that our parents have children for. They are supporting the family in farms etc. But there is no need for that now. So kids are slowly becoming a luxury lifestyle, they are meant for the rich as only the rich required to pass on their fortune. Unless u really like kids, else don't have. Let the rich have them...

[@irish-u6p]

Why the background music?

[@賴文茹-y1w]

Great !Zero birth rate from me 25yrs ago when i saw my resource had been deprived.Overpopulation is a sin in this small land.No whole some heath care substainal system support

[@barbarabrooks4747]

Raising non-marital birthrates is a terrible idea. Probably the best idea is to subsidise married couples who have at least 4 children, provided both parents are stable, with the father being in a professional occupation, skilled trade or business owner. Often children from well functioning large families are better adjusted socially than those from small famikies.

[@jaredvaughan1665]

Taiwan has half the population of Canada and two thirds the population of Australia with far smaller space. Nothing to be alarmed about.

[@plumeria66]

Agree. We don’t need billions of people polluting the earth. Asia can stand to lose hundreds of millions and be better for it. Taiwan is too crowded. China is worse.

[@wojiaobill]

everyone is going to be old in a few years, in less than 10 years the majority will be retired, all drawing pension and using the NHI, but almost nobody paying into these systems, and less and less doctors and nurses. sounds like a lot to be alarmed about.

[@babybottletw]

溫水煮青蛙....

[@bikeyoshiro]

Eastern Asian peoples are all facing this problem. Bangkok where i live in is also aging very fast. It brings about economic downturn and influx of immigrants and foreign worker as long as governments can afford to accept them. But this negative spiral would occur to any other nation very soon. China’s birth rate is rapidly declining.

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

The birth rates of China and other East Asian countries isn't "rapidly declining" - they have ALREADY collapsed to a level in the low 1.x, some even below, like South Korea. It is more of a question whether any of these societies have hit rock bottom in their birth rates, because a rebound is clearly necessary if East Asian societies aren't just going to voluntarily become extinct. When South Korea is at about 0.7-0.8, China about 1.1-1.3, Japan around 1.3, Taiwan maybe 1.0, it seems these rates can't get much lower but I might be wrong.

[@8qk67acq5]

​@@pineapplesareyummy6352it's not even an easy Asia thing. Italy iinm has 1.2, so does many European countries. Discounting 1st gen immigrants, America is also the same.

[@8qk67acq5]

​@@pineapplesareyummy6352it's also probably not cost of living etc either. People just don't want to have kids, Finland has a robust welfare system and they don't want to have kids.

[@christianschmidt1556]

I was an American studying at Taiwan Normal University in 1988-89 and taught English on the side to elementary to high School students. This was not apparent at that time yet I know it is a big problem in Japan and mainland China at this time. Yes the population in all these places has become well educated, richer, but works long hours and very hard. The idea that Communist China with its failing economy and and declining population can could invade Taiwan is not logical but who said communists are logical. A war would destroy both countries and have huge impact on the youth of both countries. MA East Asian Studies Chinese, Fulbright Scholar Japan 2003, Fulbright Scholar China 2005.

[@香料國境]

work on subject verb agreement and other grammar issues please

[@patcartier8171]

Indeed, why does Taiwan have a declining birth rate? It couldn't be because more and more people and couples now realise that life without kids is freer, more peaceful and more prosperous than life as a family, could it?

[@plumeria66]

Being parents is like being slaves. People are waking up and realizing they don’t have to have this thankless job.

[@ryanhuang8498]

Eventually no one would care for them. Somehow the young have to pay taxes to subsidize the elderly. Eventually who are going to pay for the elderly care. Because fewer young people pay taxes.

[@patcartier8171]

​@@ryanhuang8498 Life is about living your best years, not about privileging your old age in the choices you make. Not about dying rich, but spending what you have to make the most of your resources. Eventually the end will come, since we are mortal creatures. But, guess what: It will be no more fun to parents than to non parents.

[@Milololoful]

Taiwanese here, its more a problem of stagnating wages and rise of inflation. How are you suppose to raise a child when you’re already struggling financially?

[@8qk67acq5]

​@@Milololoful Why would that be an issue?

[@michaelyuan3382]

40,000 NTD is less than one month's salary for many high tech jobs and not enough to pay a lifetime's mortgage. It is not an incentive for having a child or buying a house, which having extra children will necessitate. It might just pay for an extra cup of coffee in the morning for a few years. If the government is serious about it, the incentive has to be serious. The incentive needs to meet the lifetime requirements resulting from a lifetime decision; they can't be just paltry, temporary baits. On the other hand, a declining population is not all bad. Less tear and wear on the environment, reduction in carbon emissions, etc.

[@tomhalina4284]

I loved the narrator. He did a great job. I'm looking for his contact info, could you please pass it on?

[@elizabethhuang2370]

溺愛養出逆子 還有生育的意義嗎？

[@mike168168]

That’s kind of depressing. I remember when Taiwan had the largest elementary school in the world (by enrollment). Those were the booming years.

[@plumeria66]

Sure, all the screaming kids. I think it’s wonderful birth rates are dropping. It’s better for everyone. Quality vs quantity.

[@Maddie-rv6sp]

can't hear anything, pls english subtitles

[@danis8162]

Yes , the Great China ❤️ Taiwan forever . Because , genetically speaking , China & Taiwan is absolutely one-blood one heart .

[@Mabsknows]

That 2nd 'solution' of using more technology to relief people of work so tgey can be home more? Ma'am!!! Are you saying if fewer people worked, they'd have more kids? And how would they feed them then?

[@davidlai399]

That’s why China doesn’t really have to invade Taiwan militarily. Despite Mainland’s own demographic collapse, its population will still double that of USA by 2100.

[@superali7443]

Best option TAIWAN should open citizenship to Indonesia which eager to boost fertility... majority Indonesia man can work hard to produce baby for taiwanese woman..

[@Vishal270187]

When u tax so much ...... pressure on new generation housing too expensive .....so how can one get married...... government should support new couple with housing otherwise no solution in mind ...😅

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

😥😥😥😥

[@Milololoful]

自己都養不活了為什麼還要生孩子養孩子

[@AlecMuller]

Phase out the pension system, and tell 25 yearolds they can either have children to support them in old age, or rely on their investments to support them (when the economy has probably collapsed due to a shortage of people able to work).

[@8qk67acq5]

Nah, people won't have kids no matter what. So what if the economy collapsed.

[@Hugoinfinity.]

I can go save the day 🫦