S. Korean population declined in 2020 for first time on low birthrate
- 3 years ago
지난해 사상 첫 인구감소…출생아수 30만명 무너졌다
South Korea's population, as had been predicted to happen for decades, started to shrink last year... as a record-low number of births was outpaced by deaths.
According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, as of December 31st, the population was at just over 51-million-829-thousand a decline from a year earlier of around 20-thousand 800.
Births were down 10-point-65 percent... to under 276-thousand... while deaths rose to nearly 308-thousand,... an increase of 3-point-1 percent.
For one thing, the decline in births was accompanied by a decrease in new marriages both believed to be partyl related to the pandemic.
In South Korea, people 60 and older last year made up 24 percent of the population.
South Korea's population, as had been predicted to happen for decades, started to shrink last year... as a record-low number of births was outpaced by deaths.
According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, as of December 31st, the population was at just over 51-million-829-thousand a decline from a year earlier of around 20-thousand 800.
Births were down 10-point-65 percent... to under 276-thousand... while deaths rose to nearly 308-thousand,... an increase of 3-point-1 percent.
For one thing, the decline in births was accompanied by a decrease in new marriages both believed to be partyl related to the pandemic.
In South Korea, people 60 and older last year made up 24 percent of the population.