{"id":4288,"date":"2025-01-04T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2025-01-03T22:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:16:06","slug":"natural-population-growth-rate-decline-2022-2052","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/en\/natural-population-growth-rate-decline-2022-2052\/","title":{"rendered":"A sharp decline in the natural rate of population growth: Trends and visualization analysis of natural population decline in South Korea 2022-2052 - A national crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image4288_1e2a52-ea .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;}.kb-image4288_1e2a52-ea img.kb-img, .kb-image4288_1e2a52-ea .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4288_1e2a52-ea\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-2-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-2-600x371.jpg 600w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-2-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-2-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>South Korea is currently experiencing a significant demographic tipping point, with the country's natural population growth rate continuing to decline, which is leading to a natural population decline. According to the recently released Statistics Korea Future Population Projections (May 2024), Korea's natural population growth rate is expected to decline sharply and become negative from 2022 to 2052. It's safe to say that this is a national crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we'll use the <strong>Analyzing data at the national and local levels and visualizing the results in Python to highlight the severity of population change in South Korea.<\/strong>by region. By looking at overall trends and regional variations, we hope to provide important insights for our readers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id83_5f28a6-34 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);border-top:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-right:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-bottom:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-left:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id83_5f28a6-34 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.kb-table-of-content-wrap{border-top:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-right:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-bottom:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-left:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id83_5f28a6-34 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:28px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id83_5f28a6-34 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{border-top:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-right:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-bottom:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-left:3px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id83_5f28a6-34 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:28px;}}<\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data brief: The reality of South Korea's changing population<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This analysis is based on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kostat.go.kr\/board.es?mid=a10301010000&amp;bid=207&amp;act=view&amp;list_no=431113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office for National Statistics May 2024 projections (trial version)<\/a><\/strong>The data is based on data provided by the National Population Institute, which includes the natural rate of population change for South Korea as a whole and by region from 2022 to 2052.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total population natural growth rate data (2022-2052)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Year<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Population Natural Growth Rate (%)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2030<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2035<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2040<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2045<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2052<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.11<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural population growth by region (2022 vs. 2052)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Region<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022 (%)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2052 (%)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sejong<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.38<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Match<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.03<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ulsan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.09<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Daejeon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Seoul<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.80<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jeju<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Incheon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Gwangju<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.16<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cod<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.29<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chungbuk<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.34<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chungnam<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.37<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Gyeongnam<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.40<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Busan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.47<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kangwon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.56<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jeonbuk<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.57<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Gyeongbuk<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.65<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.63<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jeonnam<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-0.65<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1.63<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Python visualization results and insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Trend: Sharply Declining Natural Population Growth Rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the <strong>Natural growth rate of the total population of South Korea from 2022 to 2052<\/strong> A line graph to visualize the change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import numpy as np\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n\nPrepare the # data\nyears = [2022, 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045, 2052]\ngrowth_rates = [-0.22, -0.27, -0.29, -0.37, -0.55, -0.75, -1.11]\n\nVisualize #\nplt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))\n\n# Line Graph\nplt.plot(years, growth_rates, marker='o', color='blue', label='Population Growth Rate')\n\nAdd # key data labels\nfor x, y in zip(years, growth_rates):\n    plt.text(x, y, f'{y:.2f}%', ha='center', va='bottom', fontsize=10, color='blue')\n\nSet the # x and y axes\nplt.xticks(years, fontsize=12)\nplt.yticks(fontsize=12)\nplt.axhline(0, color='gray', linestyle='--', linewidth=0.8) # Add baseline\nplt.axvline(2022, color='red', linestyle='--', linewidth=0.8, label='2022 Reference')\n\n# title and label\nplt.title('Population Growth Rate Trend (2022-2052)', fontsize=16)\nplt.xlabel('Year', fontsize=14)\nplt.ylabel('Growth Rate (%)', fontsize=14)\nplt.legend(fontsize=12)\n\nOptimize and display the # layout\nplt.tight_layout()\nplt.show()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4288_1270e2-cf .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;}.kb-image4288_1270e2-cf img.kb-img, .kb-image4288_1270e2-cf .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4288_1270e2-cf\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\uc790\uc5f0 \uc778\uad6c\uc99d\uac00\uc728 \ucd94\uc774 \uc774\ubbf8\uc9c0 - \uc804\uad6d \uae30\uc900\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-600x298.jpg 600w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1189px) 100vw, 1189px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key observations:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>1) <strong>2022<\/strong>: The growth rate is already starting negative (-0.22%) and decreasing.<br>2) <strong>2052<\/strong>: The growth rate is a whopping <strong>-1.11%<\/strong>and the decline is even more dramatic.<br>3) <strong>Amount of change<\/strong>: about <strong>-0.89%p<\/strong>is not just a number, it signals a serious social problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional analysis: widening the gap between regions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's the <strong>Change in natural rate of population growth by region between 2022 and 2052<\/strong>compared to the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import numpy as np\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n\n# Data preparation\nregions = ['Sejong', 'Gyeonggi', 'Ulsan', 'Daejeon', 'Seoul', 'Jeju', 'Incheon', 'Gwangju',\n           'Daegu', 'Chungbuk', 'Chungnam', 'Gyeongnam', 'Busan', 'Gangwon', 'Jeonbuk',\n           'Gyeongbuk', 'Jeonnam']\ngrowth_2022 = [0.38, -0.03, -0.09, -0.10, -0.13, -0.15, -0.15, -0.15, -0.16, -0.29, -0.34,\n               -0.37, -0.40, -0.47, -0.56, -0.57, -0.65, -0.65]\ngrowth_2052 = [-0.38, -0.89, -1.39, -0.93, -0.80, -0.98, -1.06, -1.04, -1.30, -1.28,\n               -1.23, -1.43, -1.49, -1.51, -1.71, -1.63, -1.63]\n\nx = np.array(len(regions)) # X-axis positions\n\n# Visualization\nfig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(14, 6))\n\n# Bar graph creation\nbar1 = ax.bar(x - 0.2, growth_2022, width=0.4, label='2022', color='blue')\nbar2 = ax.bar(x + 0.2, growth_2052, width=0.4, label='2052', color='white', edgecolor='black')\n\n# Graph styling\nax.axhline(0, color='black', linewidth=0.8, linestyle='--') # Reference line\nax.set_xticks(x)\nax.set_xticklabels(regions, fontsize=10, rotation=45, ha='right')\nax.set_ylabel('Natural Increase Rate (%)', fontsize=12)\nax.set_title('Natural Increase Rate by Region, 2022 vs. 2052', fontsize=14)\nax.legend(fontsize=10)\n\n# Adding data labels\ndef add_labels(bars, offset):\n    for bar in bars:\n        height = bar.get_height()\n        ax.text(bar.get_x() + bar.get_width()\/2, height + offset if height &gt;= 0 else height - offset,\n                f'{height:.2f}', ha='center', va='bottom' if height &gt;= 0 else 'top', fontsize=9)\n\nadd_labels(bar1, 0.03)\nadd_labels(bar2, 0.03)\n\n# Layout optimization and display\nplt.tight_layout()\nplt.show()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4288_732b74-a7 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;}.kb-image4288_732b74-a7 img.kb-img, .kb-image4288_732b74-a7 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4288_732b74-a7\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\uc2dc\ub3c4\ubcc4 \uc778\uad6c \uc790\uc5f0\uc99d\uac00\uc728 \uc774\ubbf8\uc9c0\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-1-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-1-600x255.jpg 600w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-1-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-2-1-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key observations:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sejong City<\/strong>: The only positive growth rate (+0.381 TP3T in 2022), but it turns negative (-0.381 TP3T) in 2052.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeonbuk, Gyeongbuk, Jeonnam<\/strong>has the largest decrease, with all <strong>-1.6% or higher<\/strong> It's down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Metropolitan Area (Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon)<\/strong>: relatively good, but still turning negative and not avoiding a decline.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The regional disparities are likely to widen in the future, suggesting this is an area for policy intervention, particularly in the <strong>Natural population decline in non-metropolitan areas is expected to be more severe<\/strong>which further emphasizes the importance of regional balanced development policies. This trend is undoubtedly a national crisis facing Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrapping up: Data stories in Python code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this analysis, we used Python to visualize population natural growth rate data. The two graphs presented above clearly show the national trend and regional variation, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Code breakdown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall trend line graph<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))<\/code>: Sets the size of the graph.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>plt.plot(years, growth_rates, marker='o', ...)<\/code>: Connect the growth rates by year with a line and mark each data point with a circle marker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>plt.text(x, y, f'{y:.2f}%', ...)<\/code>: Adds the corresponding value as a label to each data point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>plt.axhline(0, ...)<\/code> and <code>plt.axvline(2022, ...)<\/code>: Add a baseline and a 2022 reference line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bar graphs by region<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(14, 6))<\/code>: Create a subplot and set its size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>ax.bar(x - 0.2, growth_2022, ...)<\/code> and <code>ax.bar(x + 0.2, growth_2052, ...)<\/code>: Create a bar graph with data from 2022 and 2052 side by side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>add_labels<\/code> function: Adds the corresponding value as a label above each bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>ax.set_xticklabels(regions, fontsize=10, rotation=45, ha='right')<\/code>: Rotate the x-axis labels by 45 degrees to make them more readable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusions and recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The analysis clearly demonstrated the severity of South Korea's declining natural population growth rate and the problem of natural population decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaway:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Overall, the natural rate of population growth continues to decline, which should be recognized as a national crisis.<br>2) Regional disparities are widening, and policy efforts are urgently needed to develop balance.<br>3) Data visualization with Python is a great way to easily understand and analyze complex demographics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preparing for the future requires not only policies to encourage fertility, but also the establishment of economic and social systems that are suitable for an aging society, and customized policies that take into account regional characteristics. Raising awareness of this serious population issue and working together with governments and civil society to find solutions is crucial for our future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This severe natural population decline has been attributed to South Korea's <a href=\"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/en\/death-toll-pyramid-python-visualization\/\">Statistics on the number of deaths<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/secondlife.lol\/en\/fertility-rate-opinion-trends\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4217\">Total fertility rate<\/a> The outlook is even more grim, so we need to take appropriate measures through social unity and consensus as soon as possible, even if it is too late.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea is currently at a tipping point of significant demographic change, particularly in the 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