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2022: South Korea wasted $221 billion to break demographic divide
On December 28, 2022, South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance unveiled a new plan to combat the country's extremely low birth rate and rapid aging population. The previous initiative, for which more than $200 billion was allocated, was unsuccessful.
The population of South Korea began to decline in 2021: after a peak of 51.84 million people in 2020, the figure decreased to 51.74 million citizens. According to experts, by 2070 the population will decrease to 37.66 million people. It is expected that already in 2025, Asia's fourth largest economy will become an ultra-vibrant society in which the proportion of people aged 65 and over will reach 20% of the total population.
The main problem is associated with a very low birth rate. Young people are formations wary of starting families because of high property prices, costly and heightened economic anxiety in general. The total fertility rate in (South Korea a coefficient showing how much one woman would give birth on average throughout the reproductive period) decreased from 0.84 in 2020 to 0.81 in 2021. This is the lowest rate in the world. The state allocated 280 trillion won (approximately $221 billion) to solve the problem in the period from 2006 to 2021. but these funds did not help.
Under the new fertility plan, steps will be taken to minimize career interruptions for women due to the birth of a child, as well as improve the conditions for achieving a work-life balance. Additional jobs and affordable housing for young people will be provided. In addition, it is planned to form a stable climate for childbearing and raising children. To address labor shortages due to falling fertility rates, the government intends to push for the removal of restrictions on attracting foreign labor. The measures also provide for an increase in the employment of elderly people - aged 65 and over: they will receive certain benefits.[1][2]
2021: Record low birth rate - 0.8 children per woman
In 2021, South Korea once again broke its own record for the world's lowest birth rate, which dropped to 0.8.
According to UN global demographic forecasts and World Bank data, Korea is the fastest aging country in the world among countries with at least $30,000 in GDP per capita. The UN believes that the population of Korea will be halved by the end of the 21st century.
Age groups
2023: Growth in the proportion of the population over 65
Average growth
Dating
2021:7% of adults out of wedlock used dating sites
Migration
2023
2.5 million foreigners, of which 942 thousand are Chinese
At the end of 2023, there were 2.5 million foreigners in South Korea. Most of them were citizens of China (942.3 thousand). Vietnamese (271.7 thousand) and residents of Thailand (202.1 thousand) followed.
The increase in the number of Russians who asked for asylum 5 times to 5750 people
In 2023 South Korea , 5750 citizens applied to the authorities for political asylum. Russia This is more than five times higher than the previous year, when 1,038 Russians made relevant requests. Such data are provided in a report by the South Korean immigration service, published at the end of February 2024.
It is noted that in 2023 the number of applications from Russians for asylum in South Korea turned out to be the highest in eight years. Moreover, citizens of the Russian Federation have set a record for the number of such appeals among all countries. In second place are citizens of Kazakhstan (2094 applications), China (1282), Malaysia (1205) and India (1189). For comparison: in 2022, Kazakhstan was in the lead with 2456 appeals, followed by India (1278), Turkey (1188), Russia (1038) and China (772). In total, in 2023, the number of asylum seekers in South Korea reached 18,838 people against 11,539 people in 2022. And in 2021, only 2,341 applications were sent.
The report says that from 1994 to the end of 2023, 103,760 people applied to the South Korean authorities for refugee status. However, a positive decision for the specified period was made in relation to only 4052 persons. Thus, the authorities of the country satisfy requests in less than 4% of cases.
According to the Kommersant newspaper, the most common reason indicated in the application for asylum is religious persecution and political persecution. Other reasons include discrimination for belonging to a particular social group, race or nationality. In 2023, a sharp increase in the number of statements may be associated with the formed geopolitical situation and armed conflicts in various parts of the world.[3]
Uzbeks - the fifth largest diaspora in South Korea - 87.6 thousand people
Citizens Uzbekistan make up the fifth largest foreign diaspora in. South Korea At the end of 2023, 87.6 thousand of our compatriots lived in this country, Yonhap reported.
About a seventh of the Uzbek people who live in South Korea - 12.5 thousand people - study at universities.
In 2022, 69 thousand citizens of Uzbekistan lived in South Korea.
2021: Net population inflow in 4 years
Son
2018: Average sleep duration 6 hours 25 minutes
Mortality
2021: Using AI cameras to identify suicidal people in South Korea
At the end of June 2021, the authorities of the capital of South Korea, together with the Seoul Institute of Technology, announced a pilot project in which artificial intelligence will be introduced into the city video surveillance system to detect and prevent suicide attempts on the city's bridges. Read more here.
2019: Suicides per 100,000 people
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2018: Road accident deaths
2016: Number of deaths from opioid use disorders
See also
- Population of Russia
- Population of Spain
- Population of China
- Population of Africa
- Population of Turkey
- Population of Japan
- Population of Ukraine
- Population of Germany
- Population of Italy
- UK population
- Population of Romania
- United States population
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