库拉索岛面临老龄化、低出生率和劳动力短缺问题,外国出生的居民驱动增长,但机构未能适应。
Curaçao faces aging, low birth rates, and labor shortages, with foreign-born residents driving growth but institutions failing to adapt.
Curaçao的2023年人口普查显示,人口处于过渡阶段,中位年龄为45.35岁,工作年龄群体缩小,出生率为5.26,是加勒比地区最低的。
Curaçao’s 2023 Census reveals a population in transition, with a median age of 45.35, a shrinking working-age group, and a birth rate of 5.26—among the lowest in the Caribbean.
几乎四分之一的居民是外国出生的,委内瑞拉人、哥伦比亚人和多米尼加人推动经济增长,而第二代移民现在是该岛社会结构的核心。
Nearly one in four residents are foreign-born, with Venezuelans, Colombians, and Dominicans driving growth, while second-generation immigrants are now central to the island’s social fabric.
老龄化、低生育率和劳动力短缺限制了医疗保健、养老金和经济规划,但政策仍然支离破碎。
Aging, low fertility, and labor shortages are straining healthcare, pensions, and economic planning, yet policies remain fragmented.
尽管存在人口现实,但各机构没有进行调整,除非在移徙、融合和老龄化方面进行积极主动的改革,否则将面临长期不稳定的危险。
Despite demographic realities, institutions have not adapted, risking long-term instability unless proactive reforms in migration, integration, and aging are implemented.