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Senior Citizens in Ansan Dispatched as Safety Managers for Personal Mobility Devices

Senior Citizens in Ansan Dispatched as Safety Managers for Personal Mobility Devices

ANSAN, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –In the city of Ansan, senior citizens are taking charge as safety managers for personal mobility devices (PMDs) that have been neglected in urban areas. On February 8, the city of Ansan announced that starting from February 13, a team of seniors called the ‘Senior Electric Scooter Safety Guides’ will [...]

Frail Senior Citizen Share Declines in S. Korea amid Aging Population

Frail Senior Citizen Share Declines in S. Korea amid Aging Population

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of frail senior citizens in the elderly population in South Korea has significantly declined amid rapid population aging, a study showed Wednesday. A joint research team from Asan Medical Center and Chonnam National University Hospital analyzed the health of 17,784 individuals aged over 65 during the period [...]

60 pct of Seniors Engaged in Economic Activity in May: Data

60 pct of Seniors Engaged in Economic Activity in May: Data

SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 60 percent of South Korean seniors were economically active as of May, data showed Tuesday, reflecting the country’s rapidly aging population. The poll by Statistics Korea showed 60.2 percent of the country’s 15.48 million people aged from 55 to 79 were economically active, up 0.8 percentage point from [...]

Senior Citizens Make Up 17.5 pct of S. Korea’s Population in 2022

Senior Citizens Make Up 17.5 pct of S. Korea’s Population in 2022

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — People aged 65 and older took up 17.5 percent of South Korea’s population this year amid rapid aging, data showed Thursday, underscoring concerns that the demographic change could weigh on the country’s economy. The number of older adults stood at 9.02 million out of the country’s 51.6 million population [...]