
國慶日雖有新生兒誕生,但生殖醫學權威李茂盛指出,受不婚、晚婚及高房價物價影響,今年1至9月新生兒僅6萬9446人,預測全年出生人數恐不到9萬,少子化危機嚴峻。
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台灣自2020年起人口自然增減呈現死亡交叉,少子化問題持續惡化。內政部數據顯示今年新生兒人數較去年同期大幅下降。
今天是國慶日,雖有不少國慶寶寶報到,但總統府資政、國內生殖醫學權威李茂盛指出,年輕人不婚不生,他看壞今年生育率,預測今年出生人數恐不到9萬人,少子化挑戰愈趨嚴峻,喊話政府與民間持續攜手多元提高國人婚育意願,共同扭轉少子化危機。
李茂盛指出,2020年起至今死亡人數都大於出生人數,已連續6年呈現死亡交叉,人口自然增減合計減少33萬5千多人;根據內政部最新統計,今年1月至9月份新生兒人數共6萬9446人,較去年同期減少逾1萬1935人,降幅達14.67%,創下歷史同期新低,每月平均出生才7千多人,今年極可能又會繼續「生不如死」情況。
李茂盛表示,國發會公布最新人口推估報告,2026年整年度新生兒推估只有9.4萬人,並指出台灣出生率低迷,主要是因不婚、晚婚及生育高齡化;但他說,另要再看房價和物價高、生養小孩經濟壓力大的因素,讓他看壞今年出生率,「極有可能連9萬人都不到」。
他呼籲,台灣的少子化現象是非常嚴峻的國安問題,政府仍需繼續平抑房價,讓年輕人能成家安居樂業;建議政府在義務教育中加強家庭觀念,以提高國人婚育意願;社會及各產業也要營造友善育兒環境,讓更多家庭願意迎接新生命,才能共同扭轉少子化危機。

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