South Korea to see population plummet to 1970s levels, government says | CNN
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South Korea, the country with the world’s lowest birth rate, expects it to fall even further in the next two years while its overall population is expected to plummet to levels not seen since the 1970s.

South Korea, the country with the world’s lowest birth rate, expects it to fall even further in the next two years while its overall population is expected to plummet to levels not seen since the 1970s.

The new data underscores the demographic timebomb that South Korea and other East Asian nations like Japan and Singapore are facing as their societies rapidly age just a few decades after their dramatic industrialization.

South Korea’s total fertility rate, the number of births from a woman in her lifetime, is now expected to drop from 0.78 in 2022 to 0.65 in 2025, according to the government’s Statistics Korea.

  • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The rest of the world is learning from their example…

    That’s good to hear. I’m glad that the world is slowing down the spread of the human species. Our population has exploded up until recently and that’s simply not sustainable.

    Do you want to be 70+ and destitute, with nobody to care for you, healthcare systems unable to properly attend to you?

    As an American, I already will have no people or system in place to provide elder care should I need it. I don’t see how adding more people into the world will change that.