Summary
[StatisticsOfficeofSouthKorea:Only193000couplesregisteredmarriagesinSouthKorealastyeararecordlow]According to a statistical data released by the Statistics Office of South Korea on the 17th, a total of 193,000 couples registered for marriage in South Korea last year, a year-on-year decrease of 9.8%. The lowest record since statistics. It is reported that the number of marriage registrations last year was only 58.7% of that in 2011. South Korea’s crude marriage rate (the number of marriages per 1,000 people) fell to 3.8 per thousand last year, the lowest it has ever been. (Interface News)
Yonhap News Agency reported on March 17 that according to a statistical data released by the Statistics Korea on the 17th, a total of 193,000 newly married couples registered for marriage in South Korea last year, a year-on-year decrease of 9.8% and the lowest record since statistics began in 1970. It is reported that the number of marriage registrations last year was only 58.7% of that in 2011. South Korea’s crude marriage rate (the number of marriages per 1,000 people) fell to 3.8 per thousand last year, the lowest it has ever been.
According to an analysis by the Statistics Department, the decrease in marriage registration is mainly due to the decrease in the population in their 30s, the marriageable age group, the change in the understanding of marriage between unmarried men and women, the postponement of marriage dates due to the new crown epidemic, and the decrease in international marriages.
According to statistics, the average age of first marriage in South Korea last year was 33.4 years for men and 31.1 years for women, an increase of 1.5 years and 1.9 years respectively compared with 10 years ago. The highest marriage rate for women aged 30 to 34 was 40.8‰, 38.2‰ for women aged 25 to 29, and 13.8‰ for women aged 35 to 39. For the first time, the marriage rate for 30-34-year-olds surpassed those for 25-29-year-olds, underscoring the tendency to marry later.
(Article source: Interface News)