The retired over-65 population in our country today numbers one for every ten from 15 to 64. That means that at present there are ten people responsible for one elderly person. If there is no change in the rates of birth and death, fifty years from now the ratio will be 10 ︰ 4, and the burden of caring for the elderly will be increased.
我國目前六十五歲以上的退休人口，和十五到六十四歲的人口比，是一比十，也就是說目前是十個人負擔一個老人，若出生率與死亡率維持不變，五十年後將變成四比十，社會養老負擔會大幅增加。