How Taiwan Social Security System Cope with the Aging society

• Main Authors: Chou,Wen-yuan, 周文媛
• Other Authors: Chen,liang-chih
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86633144243208394205

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 戰略暨國際事務研究所 === 100 === The elderly made up 7% of Taiwan’s population in 1993. According to 2010 year-end statistics from the Ministry of the Interior of Taiwan, the population over the age of 65, numbered 2,487,893 which equates to 10.74 percent of the whole population making Taiwan an aging society. The elderly population (aged 65 and above) is projected to increase to 14% by 2017 making an so-called aged society, then to reach 20% by 2025 growing into a super-aged society, thereafter peaking at 42% by 2060 to reach a super-aged society by the definition of the WHO (World Health Organization). The aging population has currently become a global concern. Taiwan is facing the problems of declining birthrate and an aging population. The transforming of population structure is believed to bring many issues to the economy. The advent of an aging society is said to be an achievement to the modern countries because it represents a good living and welfare and advancement of medical technology of the countries; but relatively speaking, an aging society has also been bringing many challenges. These challenges, simply, are the increase demand of social welfare for aging population, including economic security needs, medical health needs, recreational and educational needs, needs of residential and nursing homes, as well as psychological and social adaptation needs. The purpose of this research is to investigate the causes of the aging phenomenon from the impact of social security level in order to seek coping strategies as well as to bring people’s attention to the impact of aging on social security may bring.