South Korea, the first time in 72 years

According to the Yonhap News Agency on the 28th, the latest data just released by the South Korean Department of Statistics shows that as of November 2021, the total population of South Korea, including foreigners, was 51.738 million, a decrease of 91,000 compared with the previous year. It is reported that this is the first time that South Korea has found negatively growing population since statistics in 1949.

The Yonhap News Agency said that the population growth rate of South Korea reached a peak of 3%in 1960, and then continued to decline. Last year, negative growth occurred. According to the Statistics Department, while the population is naturally reduced, affected by the epidemic, overseas diasporas who have temporarily returned to China have flowed again, and the population of foreign people has decreased.

According to statistics, South Korea ’s labor population (15 ~ 64 years old) decreased by 0.9%year -on -year, and the children's population decreased by 2.7%year -on -year, while the aging population over 65 years old increased by 5.1%year -on -year.

Statistics show that the proportion of Korean aging population in the total population increased from 13.3%in 2016 to 16.8%in 2021, which is equivalent to one of each of each of them. South Korea's median population last year (44.5 years) increased by 0.6 years from the previous year (43.9 years).

Another data released by the South Korean Department of Statistics on the 26th shows that as of May this year, South Korea's 55-79-year-old population broke 15 million for the first time to 15.098 million. Among them, the employment population increased to 8.772 million, an increase of 496,000 year -on -year, a record high. As a result, the employment rate of the aging population has reached 58.1%, which is also refreshed.

According to the Yonhap News Agency, the results of a total population residential survey released by the South Korean Department of Statistics on the 28th show that the total number of South Korean families last year was 220.23 million, and the average number of members of each family member decreased from 2.51 5 years ago to 2.29, of which single person Households have increased by 522,000, reaching 7.166 million, which is the first time since the statistics since 1980, which has exceeded 7 million households. The families living with their families were 13.81 million households, a year -on -year decrease of 0.4%. 473,000 families living with non -family members such as friends, couples, increased by 11.6%, an increase of a record high.

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