SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Statistics Korea released expanded results from its national census on October 30, revealing significant shifts in the country’s marriage and demographic patterns. According to the census, among 42.94 million South Korean citizens aged 18 and over, 12.68 million (29.5%) have never been married, while 24.32 million (56.6%) are married with [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis by Statistics Korea’s Statistics Research Institute reveals that approximately four out of five young adults in South Korea are unmarried, with the rate of singlehood among those in their early to mid-30s tripling over the past two decades. The report, titled “How Has the Face of South [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of unmarried South Koreans in their 30s and 40s live with their parents, a recent study showed. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs reported that according to the 2021 National Survey on Fertility and Family Health and Welfare, 49.7 percent of unmarried men and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 42 percent of 30-somethings in South Korea remained unmarried last year, census data showed Monday, underscoring the trend in which many young people delay or give up on marriage amid a prolonged economic slowdown. Out of 13.7 million singles aged 15 and older, 2.82 million people in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has found that many unmarried men and women in South Korea feel that marriage avoidance in Korean society is a serious social issue, but most believe that marriage is not necessary. According to a survey of 1,000 unmarried men and women aged 19 to 44 conducted [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — More than four out of ten unmarried men and women think they need to own their own house, but they see it as impossible in reality. Such results were published in a report titled “A Study on the Relationship Between the Living Characteristics of Young Adults and Marriage” by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid South Korea’s rapid decrease in the number of marriages, the rate of unmarried people in their mid-30s and under has already surpassed that of Japan, which has already experienced a surge in celibacy. A new study conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs reports that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is expected to see the number of single senior household heads jump in the future and exceed 1 million in about a quarter-century, a government agency said Thursday. According to Statistics Korea, the number of unmarried household heads aged 65 and older is forecast to increase steadily [...]