Due to the lack of students, the High School in Seoul, South Korea will be closed!The Korean population will be halved at the end of this century

According to the reference news network quoted foreign media reports, South Korea once again broke the world's lowest fertility record. This country with a population of 51 million will face halving the population at the end of this century.

It is reported that the South Korean Department of Statistics released data on the 24th that the total fertility rate in South Korea in 2021 was only 0.81, a decrease of 3.4%year -on -year, and the new lows since the relevant statistics began. Among the 38 member states of the Economic Organization, South Korea's total fertility rate ranks first, and it is the only country below 1.

The total fertility rate and the number of newborns reached a new low

The population will be halved at the end of this century

According to CCTV news reports, the "Birth of 2021" report on the 24th local time of the South Korean Department of Statistics showed that the total fertility rate in South Korea in 2021 decreased by 3.4%year -on -year to 0.81, which was the lowest value since the relevant statistics. In addition, in 2021, the number of newborns in South Korea decreased by 4.3%year -on -year to 260,600, which once again refreshed the minimum record. When South Korea has carried out the annual new population statistics since 1970, the number of newborns of the year exceeded 1 million. After entering the 21st century, it fell in a cliff, falling below 600,000 in 2001, another 500,000 in 2002, less than 400,000 in 2017, and less than 300,000 in 2020.

According to the age of fertility, the fertility rate of women aged 25 to 35 has decreased year -on -year. History highest value. The South Korean Department of Statistics said that late marriage and childbirth have been the general trend, which has pushed up the fertility rate of older women, but the fertility rate of women aged 25 to 35 has decreased, resulting in the overall decline of fertility.

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According to the "Population Trends in June 2022" released by the South Korean Department of Statistics on the 24th, the total fertility rate of South Korea in the second quarter of this year was only 0.75, which set the lowest value since the relevant records, and the number of newborn in the second quarter of the second quarter, and the number of newborns in the second quarter It was also less than 60,000 for the first time, only 5,9961, and it also refreshed the lowest value of the same period.

With the decrease of the number of newborns and the increase in the number of deaths, the South Korean population naturally decreased by 30,445 in the second quarter of this year, a record high in history. The South Korean population has continued to decrease since the fourth quarter of 2019. By the second quarter of this year, it has naturally decreased naturally for 11 consecutive quarters.

South Korea is one of the fastest -aged countries. By 2100, the South Korean population will decrease 53 %, leaving only 24 million.

Due to lack of students

Seoul, South Korea's high school will be closed within two years of two years

According to CCTV Finance, South Korea's fertility rate has repeatedly appeared in recent years. Due to the decrease in school -age population, more and more schools are unsustainable. Recently, Daofeng High School in Seoul City announced that it would be closed within two years. This is the first ordinary public high school to decide to close due to lack of students in Seoul.

South Korea's primary and secondary schools have been admitted to the nearest school. Despite the good location, Daofeng High School only recruited 45 freshmen this year. After discussing with parents, the school finally decided to let the college students transfer collectively. From next year, no longer enrolled students. After all the students of the senior year and third grade graduated, they will be closed in 2024. Although Seoul is densely populated, the fertility rate is not as the average level of South Korea. At present, there are still six other middle schools in the city that are considering closing or merging.

According to the latest data from the South Korean education department, the school -age population is reduced due to the low fertility rate. As of 2020, South Korea's abandoned and vacant primary and secondary schools have reached more than 1,400. In the past two years, in addition to remote areas, schools in large cities have not been able to support it.

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With the rise of prices this year, the economic burden of parenting is getting heavier, and the willingness to fertility of South Korean people has further reduced. Many couples said that the price increases for maternal and infant supplies such as milk powder can still be acceptable, but the cost of childcare to see the child's cost is "outrageous." For example, the monthly salary of the home parenting and childcare is about 20,000 yuan, which is equivalent to more than 60 % of the monthly income of ordinary families. Even so, because of the shortage of people in the nanny market, it is difficult to find a better parenting.

As population problems have brought crisis to education and medical care, South Korea has increased the distribution of parenting subsidies this year, and allows couples to apply for parenting leave at the same time.

In the first quarter, the newly added employment population over half a year over sixty years

According to the reference news network quoted the Yonhap News Agency reported on August 25 that according to a piece of information published by the South Korean Department of Statistics on the 25th, a total of 19.749 million in South Korean working positions in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 752,000 year -on -year, of which more than 378,000 in the age of 60 or above were increased. Half of the positions are occupied in the increase.

It is reported that if the 50 -year -old age group is included, 78.1%of the overall job increase in the first quarter of this year is occupied by people over 50 years old. People under the age of 20 (77,000), 30 years of age (19,000) and 40 -year -old (69,000) jobs have also increased.

According to reports, from the perspective of various industries, the number of jobs in health and social welfare industry has increased the largest, with 161,000, and the construction industry (95,000), professional technology and technology industry (70,000), manufacturing (68,000) (68,000) The job also increases. Over 60 years of age, the job in the health and social welfare industry has increased significantly to 109,000. The 30 -year -old age group has the largest number of jobs in the information and communication industry, with 16,000.

It is reported that in the overall employment positions, there have been 69.4%of the post changes in the past year, and the proportion of new jobs accounts for 30.6%.Among them, the jobs that were replaced due to retirement and resignation accounted for 16.5%of the jobs. For new jobs generated by the expansion of business business accounting for 14.1%, there were 2.031 million jobs that disappeared due to the failure of enterprises or business tailoring.Edit | Wang Yuelong Dubo

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