Age distribution in South Korea 2022

In South Korea, approximately 70.94 percent of the population was between 15 and 64 years old in 2022, while those above the age of 64 made up around 17.49 percent. The youngest generation made up an even smaller percentage than the elderly, but were the only group that did not increase in size over the last decade, partly due to a decrease in births since 2007. Reasons for fewer children While it is not always the case that family sizes shrink when there are less births per woman, the fertility rate in South Korea is undisputably decreasing overall and less children are born. The reasons people cite for having fewer children vary greatly by gender and marital status in South Korea: For example, more married people than singles - and of those more married women than men - say that the difficulty of maintaining a work life balance is the largest concern for them. Meanwhile, men express more economic concerns about child support, and notably more singles nowadays say they feel no need to have children.

在2022年，韩国人口中约70.94%处于15至64岁之间，而64岁以上的人口占比约为17.49%。相较于老年人口，年轻一代的占比更小，然而，他们却是唯一在过去十年中人口规模未增长的群体，这部分原因可归因于自2007年以来出生率的下降。至于生育率下降的原因，虽然并非每次生育率下降都会导致家庭规模的缩小，但韩国的生育率总体上无疑是在下降，出生的儿童数量也在减少。人们提及生育率下降的原因因性别和婚姻状况在韩国存在显著差异：例如，相较于单身人士，更多的已婚人士——尤其是已婚女性——认为维持工作与生活平衡的难度是他们面临的最大挑战。与此同时，男性则对子女抚养的经济压力表达出更多担忧，并且值得注意的是，如今越来越多的单身人士表示他们不需要子女。