“As of 2020, South Korea was the only country among the OECD members to have a rate below 1, giving it a shrinking population.”
Being below 2 gives you a shrinking population, because men are half the pop and don’t produce children directly.
-- I asked some of my friends - why they think it's happening - they all say same thing - 헬조선: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Joseon --
Has North Korea commented about it? Maybe they can help out.
“As of 2020, South Korea was the only country among the OECD members to have a rate below 1, giving it a shrinking population.”
Being below 2 gives you a shrinking population, because men are half the pop and don’t produce children directly.