Last year, the population of people aged 100 or older reached approximately 8,700, nearing the 9,000 mark. This represents an increase of over 30% in four years. According to the status of the population aged 100 or older submitted by the National Data Agency to Rep. Nam In-soon of the Democratic Party of Korea on the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee on the 2nd, which is Senior Citizens' Day, the number of people aged 100 or olde…