The birth rate in South Korea has further decreased to the lowest level, which has also worried the authorities.
According to the Reuters news agency, South Korean officials confirmed that the birth rate fell from 0.81 percent to 0.78 percent, breaking its own record for the lowest birth rate. It reached the lowest level.
According to the birth rate, every woman in South Korea is not giving birth to even one child per year, and it is estimated that two children are born to every four women.
In a technology-driven country, a significant drop in the birth rate has led to a rapid increase in the number of elderly people while the new generation is rapidly shrinking.
On the other hand, South Korea may face a severe financial crisis in the coming decades due to the growing population of the poor and the lack of a new generation, as the government there will have to allocate significant amounts of money for old-age subsidies, including pensions. Will have to.
South Korea has been spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to increase the birth rate for the past several years, but despite this, there is no significant difference in the birth rate.
An alarming decline in the birth rate of children
South Korea, where the birth rate is low, has seen a decline in the practice of marriage over the past few years as women prioritize career choices over procreation, and men prefer jobs over family. are beginning to be prioritized.
The report states that the decline in birth rate is due to men and women giving more importance to careers and due to the significant difference in benefits and salaries of both sexes, people are not giving importance to breeding.
It should be noted that South Korea is one of the few countries in the world, where the birth rate is already very low. Apart from South Korea, other countries in the region such as Japan, Singapore and China also have a low birth rate, but some improvements have been made in these countries. is being watched.
Until a few years ago there was a rate of one woman to one child, now not every woman in South Korea is able to give birth to even one child, and from 2022 the birth rate has recorded a further decline.
