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An image of dishes ready to be washed in the sink [YONHAP]

Chores are changing, but women still stuck doing most of them

Women performed unpaid household labor equivalent to about 16.46 million won ($11,140) per year, nearly 2.7 times higher than that of men, according to a government report released on Wednesday.

2026.4.29

ATMs for major banks are seen in Seoul on Feb. 18. [YONHAP]

1 in 4 households log deficit in fourth quarter of 2025 for 6-year high

One in four Korean households spent more than their disposable income in the fourth quarter, pushing the share of deficit-running households to the highest level in six years, government data showed Monday.

2026.3.2

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A wedding ceremony demonstration is held at Seoul Women's Plaza in Dongjak District, southern Seoul, on Aug. 23. [YONHAP]

Marriages rise in Seoul, divorces fall — except among 60 and up

The number of marriages among Seoul residents rose for the second consecutive year, while divorces fell overall. But so-called twilight divorces among those 60 and older have sharply increased, city data showed.

2025.9.15

People shop for groceries at an Emart supermarket in central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Korean households expected to spend less in 2025, survey finds

Households in Korea are expected to reduce their spending by an average of 1.6 percent in 2025 from this year, a poll showed Thursday

2024.12.19

Children enjoy Parent's Day with their parents at a kindergarten in Gwangju in last May. [YONHAP]

Younger Koreans more willing to have children, survey says

Young Koreans are more open to having children than they were just several years ago, according to the latest government survey. Officials see the recent results as a hopeful indicator of a reversal in the country’s chronically low birthrate

2024.4.17

Bank of Korea headquarters in central Seoul [YONHAP]

Korean households boosted savings during Covid-19

Korean households saved an additional 100 trillion won (US$77.7 billion) or more during the Covid-19 pandemic due to reduced consumption and increased government support, a central bank report showed Monday.

2023.7.24

[Editorial] Not your grandparents’ households

The demographic shifts and the structural changes in households demand corresponding changes in residential, tax, welfare and labor fields.

2023.1.15

Apartment buildings in central Seoul on Oct. 10 [YONHAP]

Number of households in Seoul set to decline from 2030: Statistics Korea

The number of households in the capital city of Seoul is expected to gradually decrease starting in 2030, data showed Thursday, as more people move to other areas in search of affordable housing.

2022.10.20

Bank of Korea headquarters in Jung District, central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Some 380,000 households at high risk of default due to excessive debt burden: BOK

Some 380,000 households in Korea were found to be at high risk of financial default due to excessive debt burdens, a central bank report showed Monday.

2022.10.10

Supply side at last

The government of President Moon Jae-in, whose real estate policy entirely centered on reining in demand, finally revealed a major housing supply outline to add homes for 70,000 households in the inner capital region including an 8,000-unit...

2020.5.7