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Marriages with Foreign Spouses in S. Korea Rise 18 Pct in 2023

Marriages with Foreign Spouses in S. Korea Rise 18 Pct in 2023

SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign spouses rose more than 18 percent in 2023, as those between Vietnamese grooms and naturalized South Korean brides gained sharply, data showed Wednesday. The number of multicultural marriages increased 18.3 percent on-year to reach 20,000 last year, according to the [...]

Number of Marriages in S. Korea Hits All-time Low in 2021

Number of Marriages in S. Korea Hits All-time Low in 2021

SEJONG, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans getting married tumbled to a new all-time low in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic and young people’s changing attitude toward marriage, government data showed Thursday. The number of couples tying the knot in Asia’s fourth-largest economy came to 193,000 last year, down 9.8 percent from the [...]

Number of Marriages Falls to Lowest Level in More than Four Decades

Number of Marriages Falls to Lowest Level in More than Four Decades

SEJONG, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans getting married fell to the lowest level in more than 40 years in 2018, government data showed Wednesday, as young people delay marriage amid a prolonged economic slowdown. The number of couples tying the knot came to 257,622 in 2018, compared with 264,455 in [...]