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South Korea Officially Classified as 'Super-Aged' Society
- One in five South Koreans is now aged 65 or older, according to the government.
- The proportion of South Koreans aged 65 or older is 10.24 million, making up 20 percent of the population.
- South Korea has the world's lowest birth rate at 0.72 births expected per woman lifetime last year.
- By 2045, South Korea is projected to have 37.3 percent of its population aged 65 or older, warned Joo Hyung-hwan.
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einnews.comSouth Korea becomes ‘super-aged’ society as demographic crisis deepens
Newly released official data shows one in 5 people 65 or older
·London, United Kingdom
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South Korea has become a full-fledged aging society, with one in five people now aged 65 or older, underscoring the country's deepening population crisis.
Official data from the South Korean Ministry of Internal Affairs and Security shows that South Korea has become a "super-aged" society. 20 percent of the population, or 10.24 million people, are 65 years old or older.
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Shrinking, ageing population makes S. Korea 'super-aged society'
SEOUL: South Korea has become a "super-aged society", with 20 percent of its population aged 65 or older, official data showed on Tuesday, a gloomy trend driven by an alarmingly low birth rate. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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