Meanwhile, the fertility rate fell from 1.77 in 1997 to 1.1 in 2007, and is now below even Japan's 1.32 figure. In fact, Taiwan's fertility rate is currently the lowest in the world.
生育率方面，則由 1997 年 1.77 人降至 2007 年 1.1 人，「少子化」現象比日本（1.32 人）還要嚴重，台灣生育率之低落，已位居全球之冠。