如今，中国的抚养比率徘徊在40%左右。
这一点是很重要，因为一个高的抚养比率意味着增长的潜力较低。
That matters, because a higher dependency ratio means a lower growth potential.
与美国相比，即使是大陆的人口增长部分也只有适中的出生率以及高抚养比率。
Compared with America, even the growing parts of the continent have modest fertility rates and high dependency ratios.
虽然生育更多的孩子，在他们达到工作年龄加入劳动力之前，“抚养比率”会上升。
More children would increase the dependency ratio until they were old enough to join the Labour force.
但人口红利的回报不仅表现为更加有利的抚养比率，也表现为更具创业精神的商业文化。
But the dividend will be paid not just in the form of more favourable dependency ratios but also in a more entrepreneurial business culture.
孩子多了，在他们长大到有劳动能力之前会增加抚养比率，但是从长远的眼光看会减少劳动力短缺。
More children would increase the dependency ratio until they were old enough to join the workforce , but reduce labour shortages in the long term.
过去五十年，我们见过太多重大政策没有好结果-- 说什么减少贫困、减少流浪人员、降低辍学率、降低单亲抚养比率以及减少吸毒者数量。
Over the past 50 years, we've seen a number of gigantic policies produce disappointing results — policies to reduce poverty, homelessness, dropout rates, single-parenting and drug addiction.
OECD（经济合作与发展组织）预计到2050年日本的抚养比率（工作人口与退休人口的比率）会将降至1.2，德国则降至1.6；相反，英国会在2.4，相当稳健。
The OECD expects Japan’s dependency ratio (of working-age to retirement-age citizens) to fall to 1.2 by 2050 and Germany’s to 1.6; Britain’s, by contrast, would be a relatively healthy 2.4.
抚养率指在总人口中，儿童和老人与其他人口的比率。
Dependency ratio Proportion of children and old people in a population in comparison with everyone else.
比率反映就业人口需要抚养的小童和幼儿，一般受出生率影响。
The ratio is a measure of the number of young people who are fed by the working population. This is affected by factors like birth rate.
比率反映就业人口需要抚养的小童和幼儿，一般受出生率影响。
The ratio is a measure of the number of young people who are fed by the working population. This is affected by factors like birth rate.
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