Young Koreans unbothered by escalating debt burden Young Koreans are seemingly untroubled when it comes to going into debt. Householders under 29 years of age had 50 million won ($37,500) in debt on average in 2022, up 41.2 percent on year, according to Statistics Korea. 2023.9.7
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