Population alert in South Korea: Death toll higher than births
In the Far Eastern country of South Korea, the population began to sound the alarm. So much so that in the last 3 years, the number of deaths has started to be higher than the number of births.
It has been reported that the number of deaths in the last 3 years in South Korea has been higher than the number of births. In the data shared by the South Korean Statistics Institute for 2022, it was stated that 249 thousand babies were born in the country last year, which is 4.4 percent less than the number of babies born in 2021.
THE NUMBER OF DEATH MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF BABIES
It was stated that the birth rate per woman fell to 0.78, the lowest level since 1970, and the rate required to keep the 52 million population constant was 2.1.
It was recorded that the average age of mothers who gave birth was 33.5, and the rate of couples who had children in the first 2 years of their marriage was 31.5 percent.
On the other hand, it was reported that the number of people who lost their lives in 2022 increased by 17.4 percent compared to 2021, reaching 372.800. Accordingly, in the country where the number of deaths is 123.800 more than the number of babies born, this gap is expected to reach at least 200 thousand in 2038.
COUNTRY WITH THE LOWEST BIRTH RATE IN 2021
It is noted that the reason for the decline in birth rates in South Korea, whose population is at risk of aging, may be the reluctance of young people to marry and have children due to the high cost of living, increasing unemployment and high education costs.
It is stated that the increasing elderly population and the Covid-19 epidemic have increased the death rates in South Korea.
The number of deaths in South Korea since 2020 exceeds the number of births.
In 2021, South Korea was recorded as "the country with the lowest birth rate in the world".
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