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South Korean Population Plummet Predicted
- On July 2, 2025, a South Korean think tank forecasted that by 2125, the country’s population could decrease sharply, falling to a range spanning from approximately 7.5 million at the low end up to nearly 16 million in a more optimistic scenario.
- This projection follows continued demographic decline driven by the world’s lowest fertility rate of 0.75 in 2024 and falling birth rates since 1950.
- The institute used birth, mortality, and immigration data with cohort component methods and forecast a median population of 11.15 million in 2125.
- Officials warned that by 2100, less than half the current 51.68 million will remain, with 140 seniors supported by every 100 working-age individuals.
- The institute urged policies such as raising retirement age, promoting employment, reforming immigration, and supporting work-life balance to address the crisis.
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