South Korean inhabitants has been dropping for 3 years in a row, with the variety of single-person homes approaching 10 million, in line with authorities figures launched on Sunday.
The nation’s registered inhabitants was practically 51.44 million as of end-2022, a 0.39% decline from 2021, the Interior and Safety Ministry mentioned.
Single-person households elevated to 9.72 million, accounting for 41% of all households. In comparability, two-person households accounted for 65.2% of the full.
The common variety of folks per household has fallen to a brand new low of two.17, in line with the official information.
The male inhabitants decreased for the fourth consecutive 12 months to 25.63 million, whereas the feminine inhabitants decreased for 2 years in a row to 25.80 million.
People of their 50s made up 16.7% of the inhabitants, whereas these aged 65 and above accounted for 18%.
South Korea is anticipated to turn out to be a super-aged society by 2025, with folks aged 65 and above accounting for 20% of the full inhabitants, in line with native Yonhap News Agency.
The nation turned an outdated society in 2017, with the proportion of such folks exceeding 14%.
