The South Korean national population has now decreased for four consecutive years since 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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South Korea’s total fertility rate, the number of births from a woman in her lifetime, is now expected to drop from 0.78 in 2022 to 0.65 in 2025, according to the government’s Statistics Korea.

South Korea’s military has reached that goal, decreasing troop size by 27.6% in two decades, from 2002 to 2022. But the premise that the threat from North Korea would diminish has proven false.

South Korea’s military has reached that goal, decreasing troop size by 27.6% in two decades, from 2002 to 2022. But the premise that the threat from North Korea would diminish has proven false.

Korea Health Industry Development Institute estimated that the market targeting the senior population, dubbed the “silver economy,” will grow to be a nearly 73 trillion KRW ($62.1 billion ...

There were only 275,815 births, a record low – compared to 307,764 deaths, a 3.1% increase in fatalities from the previous year. This is the first time South Korea has hit the “population ...

South Korea’s population fell by about 21,000 to 51.8 million, according to the Ministry of Interior and Safety. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg By Jiyeun Lee and Sam Kim (News) ...