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Jul 4, 2024
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Indy Coug
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This isn't a South Korea problem, it's a world problem. South Korea is just way ahead of the curve
But they're going to have tons of company.
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South Korea’s fertility rate is now 0.68, probably the lowest in history, for
Japan Coug
Jul 4, 12:45am
I think it’s painful living there. It’s also the only rich country that has lots
Genghis Spreads
Jul 4, 1:33am
Aren't there something like a million Canadians here?
DubuMfalme
Jul 4, 7:20am
Are those Canadian visa overstays officially tallied?
Genghis Spreads
Jul 4, 9:48am
Are Canadians rich?
Bert609
Jul 4, 10:24am
They'll follow EU's solution of bringing in Middle East migrants.
Ripliancum
Jul 4, 10:59am
Doubtful. Koreans are pretty xenophobic.
DubuMfalme
Jul 4, 11:06am
They’re racist against Southeast Asians the most
Genghis Spreads
Jul 4, 5:43pm
Yes, they are committing national suicide slowly. Lots of reasons...
Koreacoug
Jul 4, 2:31am
You left off pornography and video games.
dYrtbYkerYder
Jul 4, 5:19am
A big thing is the pressure to get ahead and cost of education
novacoug1
Jul 4, 7:34am
As a non-Korean who has spent quite a bit of time there on business
Socrates Johnson
Jul 5, 9:17pm
Have a South Korean family in my stake. They are great people
RevolutionDeathsquad
Jul 6, 11:12am
It only takes one generation (about 25 years) to decimate a population
Bobber
Jul 4, 5:51am
This happened to China w/their 1 child policy
jlhazlewood
Jul 4, 8:20am
An interesting and unintended consequence of the 1-child policy is people became
Dr MoBYU
Jul 4, 9:44am
Happening in Japan, especially rural areas, already (lots of empty houses)
NYC and Japan
Jul 4, 3:41pm
This seems to be more driven by the decline in importance of farming &
Japan Coug
Jul 4, 4:00pm
Japan also has basically free houses in rural area and can’t give them away
NYC and Japan
Jul 4, 5:22pm
I guess this means North Korea is best Korea after all
jrifkin48
Jul 4, 7:01am
Most, if not all so-called Western countries are below the replenishment rate.
Everyman
Jul 4, 7:18am
Huge problem that people need to wake up to, and not just limited to the West
BR549
Jul 4, 7:32am
Which is easily fixed with migration.
jrifkin48
Jul 4, 10:17am
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JupiterJones
Jul 4, 7:33am
Right, and all those rates, while low, are much higher than South Korea’s. Their
Japan Coug
Jul 4, 11:36am
Population by Country in the past and future
JupiterJones
Jul 4, 7:36am
Anything below 2.06-2.07 is slow suicide. Nearly every country in East Asia...
Trappist1F
Jul 4, 7:44am
The countries you named have rates that are about double South Korea’s. Their
Japan Coug
Jul 4, 11:33am
South Korea is currently the most extreme demographic collapse on the planet...
Trappist1F
Jul 8, 12:37pm
My little bro and his wife are tryna help. 2 kids so far. And a 3rd coming today
sammyh72
Jul 4, 7:48am
I don’t really buy the cost too much reasoning. Most people my age who can
Pepe
Jul 4, 7:49am
^ Has never lived in Korea^
Wingnut
Jul 4, 8:54am
Korean society is not American society. Even when I was there as a missionary 20 years ago the cost was astronomical
Bert609
Jul 4, 10:28am
I'm sure this doesn't help
machete
Jul 4, 7:55am
interesting article!
runnincoug
Jul 4, 12:18pm
My third child was born in Seoul. I did my part!
Honkietrizzle
Jul 4, 9:11am
The damage has probably been done too. Even if they had tons of kids now it’s
sunjieming
Jul 4, 9:47am
I don't think they can recover
Spiff
Jul 4, 9:57am
Interesting video on this:
Spiff
Jul 4, 10:31am
That is such a terrifying cycle, they are going to have to go all in on ai and
Pepe
Jul 4, 11:22am
And they need to figure out how to attract immigrants.
Japan Coug
Jul 4, 11:30am
Most Koreans don't want to "attract immigrants".
Trappist1F
Jul 8, 1:31pm
This isn't a South Korea problem, it's a world problem. South Korea is just way ahead of the curve
Indy Coug
Jul 4, 10:48am
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Pepe
Jul 4, 11:20am
It is a global problem, but they are an outlier anyway. Their fertility rate has
Japan Coug
Jul 4, 11:24am
One of the problems is the many women with good jobs who miss their high
Ripliancum
Jul 4, 11:37am
Here’s a good stat:
cugrz84
Jul 4, 11:41am
I heard my friends dad tell him "If you ain't got a family you ain't got "poop".
qwerew
Jul 4, 2:36pm
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