The average household size decreased from 5.5 to 3.3 persons between 1960 ... due to heavy casualties and a large refugee migration to South Korea. The population was 8,491,000 in 1953 and 14,619,000 ...

One in five South Koreans is now aged 65 or older, the government said Tuesday. Newsweek contacted the South Korean embassy in Washington D.C. via email for comment outside of office hours.

Starbucks hit 2,000 locations in South Korea as of the end of last year, making the country the coffee chain's third-largest ...

After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of ... address challenges arising from its rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, continued dominance ...

South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) per person is estimated to have exceeded the $36,000 mark last year, data showed ...

In 2024, South Korea experienced its first rise in newborns in nine years, with 2,42,334 births marking a 3.1% increase over the previous year. Despite this, the country's total population has ...