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Korea officially a super-aged society as population over 65 tops 20% of total

The shift comes with a shrinking number of citizens, while a rise in foreign residents has driven up the overall number of people living in the country.

2026.7.28

A newborn baby is seen being tended to by a nurse at a hospital in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 26, 2025. [YONHAP]

Nearly 8 in 10 noncapital region governments brace for population decline: Poll

Nearly 8 out of 10 local governments outside of the capital region remain concerned over the likelihood of a decline in population in their areas due to comparatively weaker job opportunities and living conditions, a poll showed Monday.

2026.1.19

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A job seeker looks at a recruitment board during the 2025 Busan Job Festival, an event offering employment opportunities for all age groups, at Bexco in Haeundae District, Busan, on Oct. 27. [SONG BONG-GEUN]

Frustrated by poor opportunities, more Koreans 'taking a break' from job market

The number of the so-called "resting" workers in Korea has reached its highest level since data collection began in 2003, government figures showed Wednesday.

2025.11.5

The newborn at a hospital in Gangseo District, eastern Seoul, on Feb. 26. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Why is Korea’s birth rate, once the lowest, now inching up?

After eight consecutive years of decline, the number of expected children per woman rose to 0.75 last year from the record low of 0.72 the year before. Experts forecast the fertility rate to reach roughly 0.8 in 2025.

2025.9.5

Students look at company information at a career event at Hannam University in Daedeok District, Daejeon, on July 1. [NEWS1]

Workers in their 50s outnumber those in their 20s at Korea's largest companies for first time

For the first time in Korea’s corporate history, workers in their 50s now outnumber those in their 20s at the country’s largest companies.

2025.8.5

A nurse takes care of a newborn at Korea University Guro Hospital in western Seoul on May 28. [NEWS1]

Korea's population could shrink to 7.5 million in 100 years, think tank says

If Korea’s ultralow birthrate remains unchanged, the country’s population could shrink to a mere fraction of its current size — just 15 percent — within the next 100 years, a new demographic projection warns.

2025.7.8

Nursing workers take care of a baby at a postnatal care center in Seoul. [YONHAP]

Korea's population set to decline 1 percent per year starting 2054

Korea's population is projected to decline 1% yearly from 2054 due to aging and low birth rates.

2024.6.6

A woman takes care of a baby at a postnatal care center in Seoul. [YONHAP]

Korea's childbirths fall 8 percent in worst January on record

Korea has experienced 51 straight months of natural population decline. Births hit a record low in January.

2024.3.27

Older adults play with toy bricks at a nursing home that used to be a kindergarten in Gwangju on Jan. 3. The bricks were used by the former kindergarten students. [HWANG HEE-KYU]

As birthrates plummet, kindergartens become nursing homes

Nose-diving birthrates are making older adults take over spaces previously occupied by children, transforming kindergartens into nursing homes. A 40-year-old kindergarten in Gwangju underwent just such a transformation.

2024.1.17

Bracing for the new world of ‘Gen Zalpha’

Since a superaged society cannot be avoided, the older generation also must stay young to survive a world packed with members of the Zalpha generation.

2023.11.13