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Korea on course to be the world's oldest country by 2060

By 2060, 41 percent of Koreans are projected to be 65 or older, bringing mounting pressure on workers, pensions and elderly poverty.

2026.9.4

Baby carrier display with a mannequin and knitted accessories in a department store.

Baby boom

Korea recorded 23,111 births in June, while births in the first half climbed 15.4 percent from a year earlier.

2026.8.26

June births rise 9.4 percent, the largest increase on record

Korea's birthrate rose 9.4 percent in June, marking the fastest growth in over four decades amid increased marriages and changing demographics.

2025.8.27

Jennifer Sciubba, president and CEO of the Washington-based nonprofit organization Population Reference Bureau, delivers a keynote speech at the APEC 2025 Korea Public-Private Dialogue held during the Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings (SOM3) in Incheon on Monday. [YONHAP]

Focus on adapting to population aging, not reversing it, U.S. expert tells APEC forum

A senior U.S. expert on political demography warned at an APEC forum Monday that population aging and depopulation are "here to stay," urging Asia-Pacific policymakers to focus on adaptation rather than reversal.

2025.8.11

A pet expert educates middle-aged students in a pet sitter training program. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Baby boomers back in business as companies appreciate diligence, loyalty

Koreans in their 40s and 50s are finding job opportunities at companies that seek employees with certain traits and experiences.

2024.6.6

International students attend the Global Talent Fair at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, in Oct. 2022. [YONHAP]

Foreigners may account for 1 in 10 working-age people by 2042

One in 10 working-age people in Korea may be a foreigner by 2042 as the population sharply shrinks due to the country's ever-plummeting birth rate.

2024.4.12

Disappearing youth

A family with a child walks in front of the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday afternoon. The population under 18 is expected to fall below 7 million this year.

2024.1.31

Korea's population is shrinking and aging fast amid record-low birthrates. Pictured is a registration form for a birth certificate at a district office in Seoul. [NEWS1]

Korea’s population set to plummet back to 1970s levels

In 50 years, Korea's population will likely shrink from the current 52 million to 36 million, a level last seen during the impoverished 70s, even under an optimistic scenario with a higher fertility rate than now.

2023.12.14

The number of young Koreans is forecast to halve in 30 years amid a rapid aging trend and a record low birthrate. [JANG JEONG-PIL]

Young Korean population projected to 'halve by 2050'

The number of young Koreans is forecast to halve in 30 years amid a rapid aging trend and a record low birthrate, according to Statistics Korea on Monday.

2023.11.27

[Column] The Korean economy at an inflection point

In the face of warnings of a “permacrisis,” the transitional period calls for structural reform to reassess and rebuild economic fundamentals.

2023.1.17

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