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Government figures say nearly one in five Taiwanese is now aged 65 or older, pushing the country close to super-aged society status. The nation's population also shrank for the 21st month in a row.

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00:00Taiwan is edging closer to becoming a super-aged society.
00:05The country's statistics bureau reports that by the end of September,
00:09just under 20% of Taiwan's population was 65 or older.
00:14Societies are considered super-aged if over 20% of their population is in that age group.
00:20The figures also show Taiwan's population shrank for the 21st month in a row,
00:25with some 8,600 births compared to over 15,000 deaths.
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