South Korea's birth rate remains low. According to a report from Yonhap News Agency, Statistics Korea released a survey on Nov. 12, indicating that nearly half of South Koreans believe that not getting married is acceptable, with the main reason being "insufficient funds for marriage."
The survey showed that 52.5% of respondents felt that "marriage is necessary", an increase of 2.5 percentage points compared to two years ago. In contrast, 41.5% thought "marriage doesn't matter", and 3.3% believed "people are not supposed to get married", totaling 44.8%. This indicates that nearly half the population doesn’t view marriage as a necessary option.
The report stated that the primary reason for not getting married is "insufficient marriage funds", which accounts for 31.3%. This is followed by "burdens of childbirth and childcare" (15.4%) and "unstable employment" (12.9%).
Additionally, the report noted that 67.4% of respondents supported "cohabitation without marriage", an increase of 2.2 percentage points over the past two years, showing a continuous upward trend. Meanwhile, 37.2% supported "having children out of wedlock", up by 2.5 percentage points compared to two years ago.
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