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Senior citizens wait to receive food at the Wongaksa soup kitchen near Tapgol Park in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Dec. 24. Korea became a ″super-aged society,″ classified by the United Nations when the population aged 65 years or older account for more than 20 percent of the total population, as of Dec. 23. [YONHAP]

Critical challenges loom as Korea becomes a super-aged society

Korea has officially become a super-aged society, with over 10.2 million people aged 65 or older, accounting for 20 percent of the total population.

2024.12.24

An old man takes a rest in the Tapgol Park in central Seoul on July 25. [NEWS1]

Older Koreans flock to work as labor shortage solution

Sixty percent of Koreans aged between 55 and 79 are working, with over 9.3 million in the labor market, posing as the potential solution to the country's shrinking labor force.

2023.10.22

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