SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — People who live alone face a significantly higher risk of dying before age 65 compared with those who live with family, according to a large-scale international study released Sunday by South Korea’s public health authorities. The research, conducted by the Korea National Institute of Health under the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The rapid growth of single-person households in South Korea is helping expand local employment, particularly in service industries, while reshaping family support systems for working parents, according to a new study by the Korea Development Institute. The report, released late last year and cited by academics on Thursday, found that [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Single-person households have become the most common living arrangement in South Korea, accounting for roughly 36 percent of all households last year, according to government data released Tuesday. The annual survey by the Ministry of Data and Statistics found that 8.05 million households consisted of a single person in 2024, [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s single-person households surpass 8 million, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have unveiled a new approach to monitoring mental health using Internet of Things (IoT) data collected from home environments. KAIST announced Tuesday that a research team led by Professor Lee [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Solo households have surged to make up over a third of all residences in the city, according to a report released by the Seoul Welfare Foundation. As of 2024, the city recorded 1.63 million single-person households, comprising 36.4% of all households, marking a significant and steady increase in recent [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Single-person households in South Korea have reduced spending due mainly to high housing expenses and a tough job market situation, affecting the recovery of private consumption, a central bank report showed Tuesday. The proportion of one-person households out of the country’s total has been on a constant increase from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The proportion of one-person households in South Korea is projected to surpass 40 percent in 2052 amid a delay in marriages and rapid aging, the statistics agency said Thursday. The number of households consisting of one member is forecast to reach 9.62 million in 2052, taking up 41.3 percent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of single-person households increased further last year to account for a record high of 42 percent of all households, data from the interior ministry showed Thursday. According to the resident registration data from the ministry, the total number of registered households in the country rose by 0.9 [...]
SUWON, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The percentage of single-person households in Gyeonggi Province has exceeded 30 percent of all households in the province. According to the “2023 Gyeonggi Province Single-person Household Statistics” report released on Thursday, there were 1.64 million single-person households recorded at the conclusion of the 2022 census, constituting 30.2 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Four out of every 10 South Koreans who live alone rent their homes and spend an average of 300,000 won per month on rent. These individuals prefer ordering food for delivery and eating ready-to-eat meals that require little preparation. According to a report titled “How Single-Person Households Spend Money Based [...]