SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is quietly becoming more diverse. New census data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Data show that people with a migration background accounted for more than 5 percent of the country’s population in 2024 — a modest but meaningful increase in a nation long assumed to be [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time in years, Seoul has recorded a sustained increase in both births and marriages, signaling a potential turning point in the city’s demographic challenges. According to data released on June 8 by Statistics Korea and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of births in March 2025 reached [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As more young people are putting off getting married or avoiding civil unions altogether, a survey has revealed that the number of single-person households is rising quickly, especially centered around those in their late 20s. In addition, new statistics show that despite a decreasing number of temporary workers and [...]
Seoul, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Who do you think are the main victims of voice phishing? You would be very wrong if you thought the elderly were most susceptible to being deceived. The younger demographic tend to be the main targets of tele-financial fraud, if anything, and they also tend to be the offenders. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea has increasingly become a single-household nation. It can be seen from TV reality shows and dramas that are likely to show the life of sing-person households. With the number of households headed by a single person increasing around the world, Korea is ranked No. 1 among OECD countries [...]