- cross-posted to:
- korea@lemmy.funami.tech
- cross-posted to:
- korea@lemmy.funami.tech
The latest forecast by Statistics Korea puts the population in 2072 at 36.2 million, a 30% decline from the current 51.7 million, even though the fertility rate may recover a bit to 0.68 in 2026. The population is expected to fall every year starting in 2025.
There’s the (very) real issue of infant mortality.
That’s not my point at all.
If Mary has 2 apples, and she gives Billy 3 apples, then Mary has -1 apples. That math don’t work homie, you can’t have -1 of something.