South Korea's births ticked upward in 2024 for the first time in nine years, according to Seoul earlier this week, but the ...

A change in underwear means that life cycles have shifted. South Korea has officially entered the super-aged society, with over 20% of population now 65 or older, according to the Ministry of the ...

Amid soaring income inequality, nearly 40% aged 65 or older live in poverty in Korea South Korea’s elderly poverty rate worsened for the second consecutive year, intensifying concerns as the country ...

South Korea, recently designated as a “super-aged” society, faces a two-pronged challenge – bridging the generational gap due to aging, and implementing integrated measures to arrest population ...

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

South Korea is set to report its first increase in birth rates in nine years, with a 3% rise in the number of newborns in ...

Making matters worse is the country's rapidly aging population. In December, official statistics show South Korea had officially joined Japan as a fellow "super-aged" society, the United Nations ...