Südkorea richtet angesichts des Bevölkerungsrückgangs ein Ministerium für Geburtenrate ein
https://international.la-croix.com/world/south-korea-to-establish-birth-rate-ministry-amid-population-decline
Südkorea richtet angesichts des Bevölkerungsrückgangs ein Ministerium für Geburtenrate ein
https://international.la-croix.com/world/south-korea-to-establish-birth-rate-ministry-amid-population-decline
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From the article
>The urgency is real. In 2023, South Korea’s birth rate was a mere 0.72 children per woman, a record low that continues to drop yearly. If this trend persists, the [population](https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/catholics-now-account-for-113-of-south-koreas-population/17759) could decrease from 52 million to 38 million by 2070. The country is also aging rapidly, with 46% of South Koreans expected to be 65 or older by then.
I don’t think a single ministry will be enough. Gonna need to reboot the entire thing.
Cue in a number of politicians making more money while doing fuck all to solve the problem. From my point of view South Korea is doomed to largely die out as any policy that would help them is utterly incompatible with how the country works.
The dependency ratio is affected by both retirees and children.
Korea should try to reverse this decline in birth rates but they should understand that they will have to redistribute income as more families have to support their children and their retired relatives.
There is no free path to higher birth rates. You have to spend the money to support everyone.
What they need is a fucking woman wellness ministry and a men re-education ministry and a work-life balance ministry.