S. Korea's schools shutting down amid continually falling birthrate
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If a bird doesn't have a nest they don't lay eggs this is normal behavior.
Human beings are not birds.
@KingofgraceSARA It's a metaphor, if people don't have the ability to afford a home for themselves, nor have the time or energy to take care of children due to long working hours and high costs of living, then why have children? Having more children in this economy is just setting them up for failure.
@HannahBethel-ub5qh Exactly! I’m struggling to take care of myself. It wouldn’t be fair to the kid to bring him into a life where they have to struggle without any guarantee that things will get better.
@@KingofgraceSARAwow, nothing gets by you! 😂
no, people are making children in very poor places all around the world. The richer you get, the less children you make.
Not having kids is not main problem here the main problems are financial and mental issues the current generation is facing
Correct.
If there is nobody left, you will have no financialand mental problems. Also consequently, as you age the problem will get worse without a sustained population. No social benefits will be paid to you as you get older because there are no younger generations in the working pool to pay for your social benefits when you get older. So you will have to work for longer in life which will put a strain on your mental health. Also you will feel lonlier and you won't have people to take care of you when you get older. That is terrible for your mental health.
That's correct!
Excuse me? People way back years ago had it much more difficult than people have it today…..they were also much poorer. Even after the year 1900 South Koreans were still slaves….slaves to their own people…the upper class people….yet they still had children. Then there were wars their people fought in. But you somehow think that the current generation is facing financial and “mental” issues? The current generation is facing NOTHING compared to what past generations had to face and deal with. The ignorance of people these days is what’s astounding….the fact that you think this current generation is “suffering” more…when they don’t have to face any of the hardships past generations had to face is just pure ignorance. And just so you know….there are people living today who still live in huts made of mud and elephant dung….dirt floors…barely able to eat enough food to survive….struggling every day to live and they have to do actual hard labor to take care of themselves….they don’t have washing machines or ovens or refrigerators….they have to constantly work to stay alive….yet they are having more children. The only mental issue the current generation is suffering from is being self absorbed whiners who don’t know what real hardship is.
@@KBowWow75Exactly and there will be nothing as everyone will go extinct.
No one wants to hand someone this horrible life. Not having a baby in a country where 10 year-olds study until midnight is an act of kindness.
Also the misogyny is the reason as well
@@kushaltiwari3668fuck off with your liberal BS.
I agree 100%. Why can't all the pundits scratching their heads over why this is happening understand this simple fact?
On top of that, there's the unbearable pressure to be as impossibly beautiful as Rosé, Jungkook, and other idols.
Or you move out of a toxic country 😊
I have lived in Korea for over 7 years now. And married a Korean national and last year I had a miscarriage on the first day of the semester, and had to unfortunately tell my work so I could go to the hospital. I was taken out of my homeroom teacher position because they said they couldn't have a pregnant lady as a homeroom teacher. They where nice about it but also told me they where a little mad at me for not telling them sooner. I was only 7 weeks along and hadn't even told my family. I needed surgery and needed more time off. I got a different position and it was all good. But then wanted to know consistently when I was trying again. Then told me on Friday that I wasn't a reliable employee because I could get pregnant again and might have morning sickness and they where dropping my pay. And they wonder why they have a low birth rate.
Any reason behind it?.
@@Zulfu-it8fhmoney worship
Wtf, can't you sue them? Or does Korea not have laws against women's discrimination in the workplace?
@@Zulfu-it8fhMisogyny
Awful.... I understand why it's so low. Women are not cattle.
Normal school life, normal working hours, the ability to get married and to buy a house or affordable rent. If you have a happy comfortable life you will get happy comfortable families.
The problem is too much desire for "happy and comfortable."
@mctrimm7097 well it may not be a reality to some but what's wrong of being happy and comfortable in this crazy world we live in? As always I don't forget to thank God for His blessings and that keeps me going in this crazy world we live in.
@marygracedavid2493 that's also other thing to discuss religiously. South korean Christians are influenced by radical American evangelical ideologies, that they are condemning random people to hell for not being a Christian, and burning Buddhist temples. Other thing to not have kids, and have them join Abrahamic religions
This isn’t practical, nor is it actually a solution. There’s no correlation honestly, even really well off people are having less and less kids. There are countries that pour so much money into trying to get their populations to have kids and the birth rate hasn’t budged, while poor unhappy African countries have high birth rates. It’s a very complicated issue. I don’t know all the answers but I believe banning pornography, contraception and abortion could probably get it to at least above replacement, but that isn’t practical either.
@@DivinesLegacyAfrica isn't poor nor unhappy.
I am a tutor to Korean elementary school student and most of my students are only child and the only one who can continue their family generation. Some of them have unmarried uncles and aunts or married but with no children. Their family tree is like inverted pyramid.
Sounds horrible.
Same here in Japan😢
usa helped japan and s korea now usa can't help them anymore they need to stand up for themselves
I wish living costs were affordable enough to have babies. Sadly owning a room is so expensive.
Stay at home mom, 1 income household, expecting baby #5
It's possible.
Jesus is alive ✝️♥️👑🥳
Didn't South Korea suggest that pregnant women try not to gain weight, prepare meals for their husbands and do their best to not “look disheveled” after giving birth? No wonder there is a declining birth rate. Korean idols and stars are also discouraged from dating or getting married, as it negatively impacts the "hot and single" image they have with their fans.
Kpop and materialistic views have deranged Korean psyche.
Right they are not telling the real reason are not giving birth and getting married.
That was in Japan I think.
No lol look birth rate in Afghanistan and how taliban treats women
@@Delulusolulu1234 it was South Korea, but it does sound like Japan would do too lol
If you don't have money enough to raise a child don't have kids, kids don't want to live under poor conditions.
Amen
Same
People pretending that in a huge country like South Korea, people wouldn’t want the best for their kids such as a good education, which’s costs a lotta money 😭
Exactly
Pregnancy in GAZA still high even during a war
I have lived in korea for 2 years,Korea is a really really materialistic country and the standard of living exceeds earning way way much,i wish i could explain this better but like people are obsessed with high end things,people living in 1 small rented room would buy expensive bags,when the standard of living is so high,having kids will be expensive
Exactly 👏🏼
They chose brand bags over family. Will not keep them company in their senior years. These last few generations have been lied to. Pity.
Right. Luxury items and showing off gives them more happiness
@@kristinesharp6286my aunt paid all the tuition fees of her children even if she was alone but still her kids leave her and living in abroad now. They are not even grateful to their mother, don’t even pick her calls . So I don’t know what support you’re talking about.
I don’t know what comment of mine you are referring to. @@Overflowersonly
I like how none of the measures actually help mothers.
What do you suggest to help mothers?
@@Fx_Explainsnot his obligation to suggest
It's because they hate women
The real issue to the birthrate are women themselves but you guys will just realize it too late
@@Fx_ExplainsYou'll oppose it either way, slimy incel.
Thing like this could happen when your people are mostly stressed and depressed. Some Korean families even moved overseas to raise kids.
a lot of korean families indeed moved here in the Philippines 😆
filipas are looked down in korea@@elle9082
I hope sir kim Jong un can bring peace to skorea😢
@@elle9082 Do they live in enclaves or spread all over the country?
@@kartikey8068 both actually...
In Sk married women with children are look down on as if it's a sin and then talk about low birth rate.
Why? How they behave?
@@fatemad4012sk is materialistic hell
Are you from SK?
@@tobyc8668 ur welcome to live in sk if u don't believe!
@@sukuna0815
I am just asking if you are local sk. Or if ur living in sk, for how long?
I taught English in South Korea 19 years ago, and this issue was equally prevalent at that time as well. Economics plays a significant role in this, particularly the country's rapid transition from a third to a first-world nation within a short span of time. According to my Korean friends, the culture and the people were unable to keep pace with the rapid growth of the economy. Similar to the situation in America, the wealth gap is just as substantial for them. I recall my university students expressing their concerns about finding employment after graduation. South Korea has a high unemployment rate among young individuals. Additionally, the housing market is extremely unreasonable. Ultimately, subsequent generations after the baby boomers and Generation X find it financially unfeasible to have children.
To be clear, Korea was historically always a significant player in the region. Its always been known in asia for its fine ceramics, metal work, and craftsmanship. (Also "first world" is a term developed after WW2 to mean essentially the West, US and UK allied nations, second world was the USSR and allied nations, and third world was unaligned nations. So technically, South Korea was always "first world". Its confusing because these terms have been redefined and are now sort of meaningless. )
@@michaelashby9654 During our discussions, my Korean friends often referred to their country as a third world nation, particularly due to the aftermath of the Korean war and the extensive devastation it caused. When I mentioned Korea's economics plays a significant role, I wasn't referring to its reputation for fine ceramics, metal work, and craftsmanship. Instead, I was alluding to the country's condition after the Korean war and the economic boom in the 1980s that propelled its economy to such a degree that the people struggled to keep up. This boom had a profound impact on the current generation, leading to a housing crisis and high unemployment rates. Numerous studies and documentaries have been conducted on this matter, and my former university students can attest to it. During my visit to South Korea in October 2023, all of my friends confirmed the information presented in this video and even provided additional insights.
Then why are poorer countries and poorer communities having more babies? The fact that women are focusing more on having a “career” is more likely the cause. They prevent themselves from having children because they want that “career” life that the feminist movement pushed on women….making them feel like they were lesser of a person if they stayed at home and had a family. Now days those “career” women think having a fancy apartment and expensive handbags and designer clothes should be the “goal” so they certainly aren’t going to think twice about having a family. In the end…if the population falls…so does the country. Having babies is the most important job…because it keeps the country going. Lesser population means you can be taken over easier and it means your people won’t survive long into the future….they are self genociding themselves by not focusing on having children….who then have more children….and more children…carrying on generation after generation. Ohhh…but those feminists don’t want that…and now as we speak there are many branches of families in many different countries that are ending/dying off with no offspring to carry on. Just imagine your family line ending…it’s really sad to think about. My sister didn’t have children…she was too focused on her “career”. Now she’s in her 50s and can’t have children and her “career” of 30 years just fired her because they fired all the long term employees to hire younger people at lower wages….and no there’s nothing legally she can do because in her state an employer can fire anyone for any reason they want….and now because she’s in her 50s no one wants to hire a new employee who’s in their 50s…they want to hire younger employees….so she’s stuck with a house she can’t pay for any longer and no children….and for what?
@@michaelashby9654"SK was always first world" no it wasn't, and the people themselves will tell you. You don't become a first world country because of ceramics.
@@starshine3588 The goal is to have a comfortable life, you do not need feminism to understand that if you have more money you live better. In your touching description of the delights of motherhood, did you forget to say that getting married means going under two masters, the husband and the mother-in-law, and for what? To give children to the country? After I am dead they can all sink. Freedom is the most precious asset and your sister understood it better than you. Economic difficulties can happen, but the freedom to be the owner of her own home, to do what she wants when she comes home from work, to choose every single object that enters the house by herself and to date the men she likes, she had it and you did not. And are you seriously saying that you had children to support yourself when you were old.
Well the government and companies making people work atleast 60 work hours. 60 hours is not a healthy life and work balance. People should not work more than max 50 hours a week. plus living expenses are expensive everywhere.
50? I'd say 40 at max! In my country, we are complaining about working 40 hours, because we are done with most work in 5 hours and the last 3 are just 0% productivity!
I worked 80 hours or 70 hours ,if im lucky enough.
That is 7 days work
My thai girlfriend works 72+ travel
@@user-FUCKYOU18what the hell????? That's so unhealthy 😮
@@doomd1816omg???
Considering the level of pressure (study, work, etc) in Korea, I would never want to have children if I was born there. I do not call their way of life as “living”. It seems more like a nightmare to me.
Yeah there is a limit humans beings can adapt to things and they already reached that point in that sk. There is no hope either,it is gonna get worse.
In Turkey we have an economic crisis and high inflation due to political bulshit and people given up entirely some kill themselves the ones who can runaway from the country some have become puppets to the government to live proper lives,some just delude themselves everything is okay. Food prices are so high that children who were getting tall since 80s are shrinking due to malnutrition. Students in my mother's school faint all the time due to low sugar levels and malnution. Suplemantations are cheaper than food itself.
@@exosproudmamabear558OMG, I didn't know things got that bad in Turkey
I watched an interesting documentary a couple of weeks ago about this very thing. Young adults (20-30 yrs old) on the street in SK, were interviewed and asked, "Do you want children, and if not, why?" Their answers surprised me. 65% were not in a serious relationship, nor had they ever dated, not even in high school, they were busy studying. They said,
"I want to focus on my career,
I don't want to get married or have children. I don't want the responsibility." Today they go out with a group of friends.
No one mentioned money, but I'm sure it had something to do with it.
They want to buy a house, a nice car, etc....
I think the low birth rate starts right there; nobody's interested, nevermind what their grandparents did, or didnt, do.
Fascinating.
Parents on the hook until kids marry. If kids don’t marry they get all their parents money. They don’t have to give money to their kids.
That's the clear sign of society losing its goal in existing. Humanity's most basic goal is to continue the line and have descendant, but now it's just all about 'me, me me me me me me me me me me me." it's not wrong to think about yourself too, but humans are social by nature, you WILL have to think of others too in your life, if you don't, you have failed the most basic of being a human, and you get this kind of society: Depressing, narcissistic, and materialistic.
@@rachelciel3330bringing new life into this curse world is absolutely cruel.
it is selfish for continuing descendant since procreational ponzi scheme explains that the last generation pays the deepest price.
become a wage slave is not an option
I don't view it as a bad thing that more people are deciding not to have kids. Many shouldn't be parents.
@@sonicleaves yes it is actually more responsible thing to do instead of popping out kids and not giving them the growing environment and love that every child deserves.
There are already lots of people of current and previous generations who shouldn’t have reproduced.. we would have had less humanity-driven problems and more peaceful societies.
I have lived in Korea for 1 year now and what I hear constantly from people is that they have no money and can't afford kids anymore. But at the same time, they say they can't afford kids because they have to pay for multiple academies, also they need all the new trending clothing, bags, and have to spend hundreds of dollars to go out all the time or even on dates. I have even been seeing people with strollers in my area that cost a few thousand US dollars and a lot of those strollers have dogs instead of children. 🤣 People say they can't afford children but will spend more than they can afford on their pets.
My husband (who is Korean) was worried about not having as much money as other people, even with some money left over we have every month to eat out once or twice or buy something small we want. He said people here want to earn twice as much or 3 times as much as their current earnings so they can go out, drink, buy the newest Iphone, the newest trending fashion or visit the newest trending restaurant/cafe, etc. Half of the people here doing these things every day are maxing out credit cards to do so, just to seem like they have money and to look better in everybody else's eyes. Image is everything here.
So sad and detrimental to mental health.
So it boils down to what's your priority in life in general...material things to look cool or having a family of your own and be humble enough to value family/life?
Exactly!@@marygracedavid2493
Yes, definitely! 🥺 @@ibrahimalli2474
There is nothing wrong with just setting with a pet. Many people would rather deal with pet's then having children.
Last week Korea increased the working hours to 21.5 daily. to combat falling TFR?
What a joke
wtf
Japan is doing the same thing and this crisis gonna get worse. Because at least eu countries are able to grasp the main problem and can cover the need for workforce with immigration. People do not want to live in sk and do not want to work in Japan or Sk. The economy cant sustain itself anymore ,it is either gonna collapse or people gonna explode.
I don't take seriously someone from raping culture
@@exosproudmamabear558 Screw the economy. It's a false social construct made by snek oil sellers
Wow is this true?
I'm Korean, That's true Korea is falling down by low fertility rate. That means Korean society is very bad for normal human life. bad work condition, conflicts between men and women, young and elderly, political arguments, It's in the chaos covering with damn K pop, and drama.
They are not great at covering because most kpop fans who are not superficial about their idols know the problems in the industry and abhorent sk culture. We constantly clash with netizens that have weird mysoginistic ideas and unreasonable beauty standards,no dating no marriage,hard working conditions,slave contracts,abuse,exploitation of young children. I am an exol and I still remember the day Chen got married due to his pregnant gf people were like outraged for no reason on internet but with collabration of international fans and sane Korean fans we exterminated those pests.
And in kdramas they really show the reallity no matter how much they color it. Drinking and working culture, nepotism and corruption ,housing problem , people dying from overwork. I learned all of these from just dramas alone.
Let K Pop populate the country...they have girls who worship them!
Children should be brought into a world where they are happy and comfortable. High costs of living, impossible home prices and little government support make people want to spare the lives of their unborn children. Innocent children do not deserve to suffer if parents have no means of providing a comfortable life for them.
True
Earth is not the place if you want comfort. Define suffer? People are exponentially more well off and safe and secure than they were when they started the family planning in the first place.
@@kristinesharp6286 Define suffer? It's starvation.
Not everyone is privileged like you hun. If people can barely provide for themselves then they shouldn't have kids in the first place. This is common sense.
@@celxoirealyx People in South Korea are not starving. People have no idea about the time it was actually hard to live.
@@kristinesharp6286 I wasn't specifically talking about SK. I'm just saying people need to be aware the risks involved for having kids in general. Because it may hurt the two, child and parent.
How about not building a society on work hours? If people struggle with the normal things, like getting paid enough for food and rent, plus having to work for a company nearly 24/7, what do you think happens? Well, this. People do not have time for relationships anymore, it's a struggle to just survive.
I read a ton of comments like yours, but... korea has never been richer, standards of living have never been higher there. Koreans are not "surviving" afghans are.
@@adelevermouille7057 You do know that this video is not about Afghans and Afghanistan, right?
@@adelevermouille7057 As long as Afghanis are free not to give a sht wtf the Taliban wants, then Afghanis are surviving.
Korea asked for this. 4 decades of major pressure and incentives to have only 1 kid and this is where it got them. Two generations of parents and kids never spending time together instead being at work or hagwon or mandatory study. The country making most people move an hour from Seoul. And they won’t ever let prices correct. Seniors would be mad to downsize so no family apartment sizes obtainable or affordable. Newlyweds are turning second bedrooms in their newlywed homes into closets. It ironic. At a time where people didn’t have 3 pairs of shoes, rice and protein and fruit year round, free education through high school they had 4-6 kids. 300K abortions before it was legal per year. If a fraction had those babies and society allowed those unmarried couples to coparent and partner later on forming families giving the child half siblings there would be no problem.
It's a good thing. Too many humans are a problem for those that are born in a planet that's not able to support infinite growth
Wow 300K abortions ...murder
maybe treat the women like they’re humans and give the citizens humane working conditions and hours 👍
💯
Pregnent women are looked down upon in Korea
@@Anonymous0521 crazy culture
@@Anonymous0521That makes no sense. Can you elaborate as to why?
the reason a wolf or a bear is not eating your behind is men
High competition, study pressure, social status, fake smiling, company toxic work pressure, high cost in education with no return.
What does the government do about it? Any policies to relieve the young couples from financial struggle? Any change in terms of working hours, as well as flexibility? How about no more extra hours, no more long working hours, and make it easier to find a job, any job, in order to live and enjoy life? How about change the whole system starting from the school, no matter which school people attend they should be able to land a suitable job to live. In education there should not be any privilege, and learning within the school hours should be the norm. No more cram classes, available only to few, and detrimental in term of social life. A good educational system should not rely on cram classes to fix its deficiencies. Introduce support teachers within the public system for students in need. If people do not enjoy life, how they are able to even think to have babies?
The SK government Chaebols would never do that as they would lose money, this is also not just an economic issue as you would like to make it out to be. As if I recalled SK feminists are the ones saying they won't be having kids.
Banning condoms might change the situation 😅
@@Huey101Shots because they can't afford to have children and I don't blame them rearing children is a responsible job. If you don't have the means to do it Don''t do it it'll be bad for any child you might bring into this world.
@@eileencritchley4630 Nothing you wrote has anything to do with my previous 2 points.
I think they've gone the opposite way. By making 21.5 hr work day legal. Smh
The resident you interviewed articulated things perfectly. I hope SK can turn this situation around in the coming years. There's something very sad about once-full schools closing :-(
Sadly it's not just limited to Korea. Japan is facing an even more accelerated problem as the population ages, housing is out of reach and young people showing little to no desire to get married, let alone have kids.
@@jamesrawlins735 Very true, mate. I've seen videos about little Japanese rail lines closing due to lack of use, too.
This phenomenon was happening while I was working there and is also occurring here in Japan. The plight of countries struggling to sustain the current population and to encourage people to start families is happening in many developed countries.
Increasing stress in studies and jobs, no increment in salaries.
Gov told people to stop until financial situation got better. Better by leaps and bounds but the people feel poor. It’s cause they are poor in family.
People always say this yet nothing ever happens. Countries keep functioning normally. Is this blown out of proportion?
@@kristinesharp6286 Well, for some people, not procreating can be better than bringing a bunch of illegitimate children into this world who are unable to be properly cared for and supported for their futures. Financial and social security in many parts of the world are only going to exacerbate poverty. With the inception of A.I., augmentation of social media and increased informal communication, authentic human relationships in general will suffer.
@@sonicleaves Countries are continuing to function normally for now, but soon many won’t be. Some countries’ cultures just aren’t conducive to creating and maintaining a solid family structure in today’s economy. For example, here in Japan, the percentage of elderly people living and working past age 65 has increased year by year because their pensions from the government are not sufficient for the cost of living. Moreover, not enough young adults are remaining in certain cities to work, thus leaving the elderly behind to work those jobs to keep those cities from completely collapsing economically. There are many public schools, particularly elementary schools, that are literally closing because they are unable to stabilize their student populations. With AI taking over many jobs and many basic educational standards declining compared to previous generations, certain industries could indeed suffer in the long-run. Some countries are giving government incentives for people to have children, but they are not great enough. Moreover, the augmentation of online communication and media has altered how people form and sustain human relationships and people’s views on gender.
A lot of things in Korea are changing. One thing is that Seoul is no longer seen as being that desirable. Fewer people want to live there and many people from or living in Seoul want to leave. It's not that Korea is actually that expensive -- it's really not. The problem is the work culture, materialism and Korea's collective psychosis. People working in Korean companies rarely have much of a life. Men are burnt out and exhausted. Women, if they become mothers, are pressured to leave the work force and give up their own chances.
If people lived and worked remotely or in companies outside Seoul things would be better. It’s like asking people in Manhattan to have 2 kids. The housing and infrastructure just does not support families there.
@@kristinesharp6286 No, it really doesn't. Seoul can be great for young, single people -- even young couples. There are a lot of economic opportunities, there are a lot of social opportunities, etc. It's not good for families as you rightly noted. In both Japan and Korea, the tradition of group think and tightly-knit work units has become a major impediment to achieving meaningful reforms. The culture of "paying your dues", of having to go out drinking with your colleagues after work, etc. makes it very, very hard to work remotely. More are doing it now, but doing so also limits one's economic opportunities. Likewise, social pressure to rise to the top makes it harder to justify living in provincial cities even if the quality of life is better.
@@Bunnyroo7 those places also had large family ingrained into the culture and quit that easily enough. Young people work in NYC and commute farther away when they start families. Why do South Koreans think their tiny. Country is smaller than it is? There are more than a million people in Incheon, Busan, Daegu and several hundred thousand people in others.
@@kristinesharp6286 Japan has not, on average, been an especially fecund country. It has, historically, had between 20-25pc fewer children than similar countries in Europe and about a third less than in Korea and China. There was pressure put on families to have more children during the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa eras in order to be able to settle colonised lands. Much like Germany, Japan's birthrates plummeted starting in the 1960s.
Korea's situation is a bit different. Korea did have a tradition of having large families. Even my generation (Gen-Y) grew up with an average of 3-4 children per family. In Japan, there were on average 2, very rarely a third. That is why, even a decade or two ago, Korea was a young country.
Incheon is in the Seoul metropolitan area. The main airport for Seoul is there. Based on your comments, I have to assume you're American. I'm not sure what the situation in New York is as I spent one day there donkey's years ago and have never had the inclination to return. The US is, in any case, an irrelevant point of comparison. To a large extent, so is Japan.
South Korea has many of the same problems that countries with primate cities do. That is, economic activity is concentrated in a single urban centre. A better comparison would be Denmark, Finland, Portugal or even New Zealand. Yes, there are other places in South Korean than Seoul. The problem is that economic opportunities are relatively limited. If you live in Portugal, there is intense pressure to move to Lisbon if you wish to succeed because that's where the jobs are. If you live Denmark, there isn't really all that much outside of Copenhagen. Likewise, those who wish to move up in their careers in Finland have to move to Helsinki. South Korea is utterly dominated by Seoul. There are many people who live in neighbouring Gyeonggi-do and commute to Seoul.
In contrast, there are countries like Sweden, Germany and Australia that are more decentralised. There are a wide variety of industries, companies and services outside of the capital or largest urban area. Japan, too, is more decentralised with there being several major urban cores that can support diverse economic opportunities. That's not to say that people can't have a decent quality of life outside of Seoul -- they most certainly can. It's just that they have to accept that by living in places like Ulsan, Busan, Gwangju they severely limit their job opportunities. In a country that values success, progress and rising to the top as much as South Korea, that is seen by many as a failure.
@@Bunnyroo7 most people in US for instance can be a doctor an hour away from a big city and have a better quality of life than city center at a city center hospital. My husband used to drive to work nearby and managed to find a tech job an hour and half away from a major city and now can work for most any company and is remote. It doesn’t matter what company he worked for. What matters is can he program, what kinds of software he has worked on, basic work skills and having a degree. He went to a state university and not Harvard. Thank God. He delayed employment besides college being in military for a short enlistment but more than Korean mandatory military service terms and that was an asset to his resume. He was not behind because of the service years. I have two degrees. But now stay home. Most in grad school were nearing retirement or changing careers in their 30’s/40’s. I was one of the few getting the degree right after undergrad. Some took a break to raise kids and were getting qualified to do something else. When I was hired at the last job the same day same in the same department starting was someone who took off to have kids many years. I was 28. She was late 40’s. Not a problem. Why is Korea making it so complicated? Worse than the birth rate is the numbers studying abroad. They will work abroad. Students are sent abroad now while minors. It’s not just for college. Japan’s population had been enormous for a place with constant natural disasters, constant military campaigns and constant desire to add to the current border. And the entire male line thing.
The cost of living needs to be fixed first. No amount of incentives will be beneficial if you can't afford to pay rent, regardless of whether you receive priority as a resident or not. Schooling also needs to be FREE. A lot of the current incentives/benefits are only up to the first 5 years if im not mistaken. Once a child turns 6, youre screwed. The view on single parents needs to change as well. You should praise them for bringing a new life into this world, not condemn them for doing it alone.
Why would they be doing it alone? That opens up another whole host of problems- for the kid and society.
No, they need to continue to shame people that have kids outside of wedlock. Have seen statistics of kids that grown up without a father? This mess up society, is better had no kids than bastards.
@@Yellow-Rose They did not decide it before, it happened.
@larissagomes451 I grew up without a father and I'm perfectly fine and consider myself to be successful. Just because you had two parents, that doesn't make you a Saint. A baby is to be cherished, regardless of how many parents they have. It's not the baby's fault, and the women who raise children alone most likely thought that wouldn't be the case. My mother was left by her then fiance when my sister and I were a few weeks old. She worked 3 jobs for us to get by. She is the strongest woman that I know; don't ever disrespect or attempt to shame her. You're the bastard in this scenario.
@@Yellow-Rose I don't understand why people blame the women for becoming parents and raising them alone. Do you really think that this is what they want? Start placing the blame where it lies...with the men who don't stick around. Victim blaming at its finest...
Convert some schools to low income apartments so couples can afford kids?
THAT'S WHAT I JUST GOT THROUGH SAYING!!
Nah some people don't want kids
@beaulieuc8910 some do, some don't. many say they don't want kids because of housing cost. either way converting unused schools to affordable housing seems like it would help
Wait, that's really smart😮
That's not enough. The real reason is because society pressures parents to make their kids study to hell & back. After their school ends at around 2 or 3pm, they go to private tutors/institutions to continue studying UNTIL 10-11PM. IM NOT MAKING THIS UP.
Such an overwhelming amount of pressure is given to the kids, parents have to spend an arm and a leg financially to send them to private tutors, and South Koreans wonder why no one wants kids there.
A lot of people don’t want to have kids anymore. Finances, freedom…there are tons of reasons. It’s a different day and age.
Exactly but ppl wanna push their bs on us. Sounds to me a lot of ppl are miserable with their choices so they project it on us
Work culture social issues lack of good partners and not many benefits
blame the old generations for making this happen.
What did they do?
@@rabbidcrazy787They're the politicians
Blame your generation for wanting expensive items while they barely make a living. Blame your generation for caring so much about their looks and want everything picture perfect infront of others. Delusional at its finest.
@@rabbidcrazy787 Demoralization, Economic Downfall, Sexual Revolution, Excessive amount of rights given to women without any duty being demanded from them and the good old pathologic indulgence.
Look at the way their treated their daughter in laws
That happened here also in the UK there are now less schools then there were in the 70's due to smaller family units less children being born per family and some of us not having even one child.
In my city there are closures because young families can't afford the house prices round here
@@juneseghni oh gosh that's awful sorry to hear that young families are having housing issues due to the expense. :(
You don't have to worry losing population, non native will take care of your country when native died out
@@kadaltokek3953 I doubt it lol We aren't dying out now were near it.
It is true in the UK the native population aren't having enoigh kids, either. But the elites import people from third world countries to fill the low skilled jobs, and it causes a lot of social problems.
This is actually scary
Lollll 😂
That does sound depressing, maybe if South Korea weren't making people work for the longest hours and even to the point where some are not being able to go home & having some prices become unaffordable then they wouldn't be having some issues with population declining.
Life has become unaffordable and the population is ageing fast. At this rate families and communities will disappear.
Humans should follow suit everywhere..extinction... void of consciousness sounds so divine...
No wars
No hunger or poverty
No more slaving for governments
No more murders or rapes
No more diseases/illnesses
No more tragic deaths
Wow❤❤❤
@@antinatalistwitch111practice what you preach, and get rid of one more later today 😊
I think its impossible to reverse this trend.
Some grandparents will leave their 4 bd apartments to their grandkids who might marry in enough time to have 2 kids. If 80% of 25 year olds for the next ten year marry and they average 2 kids it will help greatly to offset the death rate. And people will grow up with siblings again. Change the law no longer making family a burden into adulthood.
@@kristinesharp6286
That's completely stupid. Without youths those buildings will decline and not be suitable to have kids in.
With current governmental structure it is impossible to do. You cant fix societal problems when old farts bribed by techno oligarchs to run rampage on the country.
According to some of my Chinese classmates, Korean women are especially against having children due to women's rights being constantly disregarded. Basically one aspect is the feminist movement against patriarchal laws or something...idk how true that is.
It's called the 4B movement and it is absolutely fascinating. Women are sick of the collective mistreatment by society and they have noped out of dating, marriage and getting children.
Disregard of Men Laws laughing in the corner
😂 Really? ... I guess that is part of the problem.
Yeah, I've seen a lot of this also portrayed in their more recent dramas where working women are basically suffering while having to take care of their kids, husband, in laws, etc. Neither work nor family help. Bills and life expenses means they need double income but the load is entirely on the women. Sad, but I guess it makes sense they're protesting? I hope they reach a middle ground though where every one's happy @@Nightshadow3_7
I'm so proud of them❤
Children are afraid of being born in S. Korea. Who wants to be in school daily fro. 8 am to 12 am?
Eeh , this is true for almost every South Asia and east asian countries. And don't tell me you didn't knew that there are countries having more difficult curriculum and study hours for students in Asia
I'm sorry, 0800 to 0000?
it is a curse to be born in SK.
@@ShivamSen-co1cs It is absurd to even think of it. Children need to sleep well. I wonder if the lack of sleep is somehow linked to the high suicide rate in Asia.
Living alone is expensive enough, most educated people will always choose not to have children.
Mostly educated people in Korea are very materialistic and high maintenance people ,some living with small apartment and buying luxury items , if they're having children their lifestyle will be change
@@dawnearly That's a sign of immaturity and lacks true education. Their happiness is about attracting envy from other people which is mostly influenced by media.
@@dawnearly
So what?
They do not have kids and do not desire to have kids , so they can be as materialistic as they want.
You all sound envious and jealous.
Not everyone desires to have children. Children cost a lot of time , energy, and resources . One must be prepared to have children.
I’m single and child free by choice. I only have myself to take care of. I interact with friends , family, and acquaintances.
I travel and do everything I want. If I want to sleep later , I can. If I want a bowl of cereal for dinner, I can do that also. Having kids I can’t sleep in, and I certainly wouldn’t feed them cereal for dinner. I would have to prepare a proper meal for them.
@@PettyIsMyMiddleName ok it's seems like you're critiquing a societal trend where people prioritize material possessions and outward appearances over financial stability and genuine self-improvement and the superficiality of chasing luxury goods just to enhance one's social status resonates with concerns about societal pressures
and it's essential to explore or delve deeper into what truly brings fulfillment and meaning in life beyond material possessions and societal expectations, no wonder if some korean will feel this pressure of delulu culture ,
And if you think that my opinion sounds envious nor jealous but im not interested in those weird delulu culture and you're just overactive cuz my words hits you right?
Btw base in ur self narrative i feel that you don't have discipline of yourself but i didn't judge ur whole personality tho, and don't raise a kid so no one will suffer
@@PettyIsMyMiddleName ok it's seems like you're critiquing a societal trend where people prioritize material possessions and outward appearances over financial stability and genuine self-improvement and the superficiality of chasing luxury goods just to enhance one's social status resonates with concerns about societal pressures
and it's essential to explore or delve deeper into what truly brings fulfillment and meaning in life beyond material possessions and societal expectations, no wonder if some korean will feel this pressure of delulu culture ,
And if you think that my opinion sounds envious nor jealous but im not interested in those weird delulu culture and you're just overactive cuz my words hits you right?
Btw base in ur self narrative i feel that you don't have discipline of yourself but i didn't judge ur whole personality tho, and don't raise a kid so no one will suffer
I don't want to bring kids into this world either.
Why
@@Zulfu-it8fhWhy should anyone bring children into a world of chaos, wars, inequality, slavery, harsh competitions, diseases, illnesses, and death for all.... why does the unborn need this?!?!?!?
@@antinatalistwitch111 world is like this From the beginning and every soul will taste death and nothing is permanent,so children,wife or husband can bring lots of happiness for that temporary time. Even as a person like me who has social anxiety and Paranoia, I know that without kids or family, your life will be miserable
RANK 63 - RICH AUNTIE, NO KIDS AT 63 - I'M EFFIN' GOOD!!!!!
@@Zulfu-it8fh Some people don't want children due to the realities of living in this world. You have to really examine reality before you even think of bringing a life in this world. Nothing comes easy - think about it!!!
What we have today is a deep divide between people who live in "world cities" and everyone else. A growing percentage of the people in cities like Seoul, Tokyo, New York, London have NO connection to the country they live in. They are a deracinated people with a global culture detached from any culture (except that it actually closely matches a secular Catholicism) . To these people in the world cities, they may never meet or talk to a rural native. The concerns, norms, and culture of these world cities is the same uniform globalist ideology and it is completely disconnected from the culture, tradition and ancestry of rural population.
To these people in the world city, they see "number go down" and panic. They see the world purely in materialistic terms and therefore need "number go up". They have no attachment to the land, culture, traditions, ancestry, or people. What I see in President Yoon is this world city mentality. He has no children. He loves to visit other world cities and be part of the clubs and organizations of the world city.
To these leaders, if his friends in the WEF and World Bank tell him "number must go up" he will agree "number must go up". And because the world city people have no connection to culture, people, ancestry, and because they have a purely materialistic view they are likely to open the borders and flood Korea with numbers. That is what DC elite are doing to the US right now. And its what London's elite is doing to the UK, and Brussel's elite to Europe.
And the job of media , which serves the elite in the world cities is to tell the public loudly and on repeatedly "number go down is bad, make number go up good". And if you point out that this will destroy your culture, they will call you names.
I totally agree. The deep connection to one's heritage, land, culture and customs is essential to the preservation of the family tree. Unfortunately, living in a highly globalised world, these factors will eventually erode.
thats an interesting take on the ‘world cities’ thing. Only problem is that these countries have no one but themselves to blame. For the uk specifically, underdeveloping the rest of the world through colonialism was done specifically to bolster the colonial core, creating these unnatural ‘world cities’ through the overconsumption and wealth theft of capitalism. London shouldnt be so big. 10 million people all being served by one area is insane, and very new in human history. But thats what colonialism got you: extreme wealth and development through theft from the colonies. Now you have these ‘world cities’ that are just too big and too important and too detached from the country’s heritage as a whole because of just how many (different) people flock to them, chasing that stolen wealth. Frankly, europe/the west deserves this. Not sure about s.korea, but europe/the west wouldnt be suffering this ‘world city’ crisis if they’d left everyone else alone. This is what obscene and unnatural theft gets you; wealth so large that it begins to eat your entire nation whole.
Also, colonial ties are still strong and europe/the west continues to underdevelop and steal from the global south till this day. Capitalism is a monster that none of you know how to truly control. Theres no way to kick immigrants out of your countries without also keeping your grimy hands out of the global south’s pockets. There’s no way to maintain your obscene wealth without opening your doors to third worlders. There’s no way for you to keep being the ‘shining lights’ of humanity without starting wars in the middle east or destabilisng african/south american governments. Your system of profit through capitalism only works by disadvantaging millions across the globe, and you don’t get to keep your cushy havens of stolen wealth after the destruction youve wreaked on the rest of the world. And lets not even get started on how your desire to ‘civilise’ the colonies is quite literally why the earth’s environment is collapsing today.
All I can do is laugh.
@@forsythia-me2lx There is some truth to that however, Korea was a colony and never a colonizer. Korea was left destroyed after suffering Japanese Imperialism and then a civil war in the 1950s. But counter to your narrative, by the 1990s Korea was a top nation.
The idea behind "world cities" applies to all nations that have globally connected cities and whose elites see themselves are part of the international community. The role of a ruling elite can't be under estimated.
@@gavinlew8273 Yes, if you let entropy take hold. But I think our ancestors have always had to fight to maintain their culture. Entropy is always trying to break us down.
That moment when half of South Korea lives in a metropolitan area that is a black hole with zero birth rates.
The funny thing is that North Korea doesn’t even need nuclear weapons: in the event of a military operation, you can only fire at skyscrapers with conventional artillery so that South Korea suffers huge losses. Why do Koreans live in Seoul and not in the south of the country, at least...
The high cost of living here in Korea is one factor. Newly Wed couples don't want to have babies and just wanted to work. Social issues plays a big role aside from Financial and mental health issues. There are many babies born by foreign migrants here in Korea, but they can't register it because most of them are Undocumented migrants.😢
Women also dont want to date men with the same financial status as them. So women are the problem too.
@@karlhans6678she said women have financial issues with their partner they are choosing poor partner and can't have kids forget that bring back child labor not inhumane condition like allow teenager to make money like past then many will have kids because kids will be assets not liability or expensive
enough of wisdom, now get back to kitchen
They could fix this problem in a hurry, but Samsung, who is running the country, refuses.
But they make awesome phones
@pegcity4eva they make tanks too.
It's simple problem to fix. It is all due to purchasing power of the currency. Korea is drunk on exports, especially Samsung. Fix the exchange rate such that woman don't need to work if they don't want to and the problem would be solved.
Wow! That’s crazy. I don’t blame them tho. I don’t have plans on having children because I think the world is a horrible place! And it’s only going to get worse!
Global warming
The world is better than it has ever been you're wrong and selfish.
You're part of the problem, thankfully the religious will keep having babies and put an end to this madness😮💨
Ever thought of adopting?
What do you mean by its going to get worse
Pls don’t ever dream about retiring
The cost of living is just not where in needs to be for people to have families. Women don’t want to work, raise a family and do majority if not all of the housework. Men don’t want to slave away 12-14 hours a day and not have any time to their wives and children. People want to enjoy life somewhat before they die. Hardly anyone can survive on a one income household.
You nailed it./ Also in the west lack of family means men will work less. Only reason men have slaved away for centuries i.e. they had a purpose. Since a lot of women in the west would focus on a "career" they won't have kids till it's too late biology wise. The west brought this on themselves
Women also dont want to date men with the same financial status as them. So women are the problem too.
Perfectly explained
Then, explain how Palestine has a high birth rate.
@rabbidcrazy787 Don't you see their conditions? Having more kids doesn't mean a country is successful
I am living in India for 10 years. When i came here there were only 3 schools in just a small town. Now it has more than 50 schools.
In india fertility rate is declining too but too slowly
@@swastik6705Good, there’s too many of them anyway.
they will come for u too@@lukeleo3448
@@swastik6705I think it's 2.1 or 2 but I don't think it's Declining or Increasing it's stable well, i don't think we ever facing Decline because Family plays much important role in our culture
thank you modern world and development. Because of You, family life now seems like a luxurious thing for the youths
Yeah pathetic😢😢
But can't help.
if things keep going like this, the whole region of east asia will cease to exist...
True east asain countries are like the only citizens who parents and grandparents enforce there kids to study all there childhood for a highly qualified blue collar job and bash there kids if they have relationship in the process complaining that its a distraction see how that so called distraction ruins your population count
That would take like 500 years. At some point in between all of that, they would have to come up with a solution
@@ElectrostatiCrow not for south korea though, by 2099 their population will hit 20 million
Humans should follow suit everywhere..extinction... void of consciousness sounds so divine...
No wars
No hunger or poverty
No more slaving for governments
No more murders or rapes
No more diseases/illnesses
No more tragic deaths
Wow❤❤❤
@@idontknowwhattowritelolwith mass immigration yes
a lot of people in Asaia don't want to have kids
You meant East Asia.
In the philippines it's the opposite full of teen pregnancy and single mothers so I disagree
@@underratedgod6899 Many Americans are unaware that the Philippines is located in Asia.
@sasquatchsightings9456 you're comment makes no sense why do you think they are pregnant in the first place? Answer that question
@yzl5450 american education isn't really the best I can't blame them for not knowing and not having knowledge about certain countries in the world
This actually made me want to cry. I lived in South Korea for four years, one of which was spent teaching very young children in a hogwan in Gangwon Province. I now live and work in Germany, where the birthrate is also falling, and Grundschulen (primary schools) have also faced closure, but can remain open if enough migrant children are in the area. It's a serious concern here in a country where the workforce is ageing and Germans are having fewer kids for the same reasons that I would guess South Koreans are having fewer kids. It is too expensive. There is a serious concern about the economy collapsing. There is a world war just around the corner. And... the entire concept of Familienstruktur has drastically shifted.
It's happening here in the US. This is a failure of capitalism and it's a worldwide epidemic. The only countries where the birth rate is healthy is the developing world since it doesn't cost anything to have kids in those countries.
I know some people are scared because of the massive drop in births and future population decline but remember this, in nature when there is an imbalance like predators eat to many pray you have the predators then going hungry and their numbers decrease. This allows the preys numbers to increase since there are less predators. Once SK population really starts to decline by a lot you will have people earning way more money because they will be more valuable as there are less people. Then those people will have kids and population will increase
Some missing but important context: In Korea, each neighborhood has its own elementary school. There are elementary schools every other block in a city like Daejeon. And in a city like Seoul which is becoming a "world city" detached from Korean culture, you have a lot of foreign workers and young office workers who have no children yet because they are in Seoul to start their career and will move out later. So the demographics are tilted in Seoul in a way you don't see in other Korean cities. (Its more extreme in Seoul. I'm not saying its absolutely different.) The number of schools in Korea is really high. There has been talk for several years that there are too many colleges and not enough trade schools. So this problem of over production of colleges is another issue. There is a rebalancing that needs to happen. Korea moves fast and that is for good or bad.
As for the low birthrate, Korea is currently very densely populated and its NOT part of Korean tradition to have this high a population. The current population of South Korea is far above their historic population levels. This fact is never mentioned.
South Koreas population in the 1950s was 20 million. Its now at 51 million. As Korea was rebuilding in the 1950s, this high population may have made sense. There was lots of manual labor jobs. But Korea today is moving back to a more traditional mix of high skilled labor, academics, farmers, and manual laborers. To me, from reading about Korea history ("The Dynamics of Confucianism and Modernization in Korean History" by Yi Tae-Jin is highly recommended) and from talking to my Korean father in law, Korea traditionally is a mixed economy. The last few decades of rebuilding after the Korean War were an anomaly. Further, technology makes most manual labor unnecessary. So a rebalance is needed.
And the way Koreans live in high density apartments built on agricultural lands is not sustainable with further growth. Korea is now building apartments in lands that used to be prime agricultural land. These lands could go back to nature rather than concrete. Gangnam, the famous district in Seoul, was a field in the 1960s. There is a huge Buddhist temple there because it was historically rural.
Part of this discussion needs to include if growth forever is "the good"? Do you want all of South Korea's fields to be covered in concrete?
Or is South Korea just looking around and saying "we have technology to replace manual labor, we don't need so many people, we like to have nature around us."
The entire world population tripled in like a decade or two in the 20th century. You are looking at population total as a whole historically which is a dangerous way to look at the data. The issue is replacement rate which is at its worst in history. If you do tge math, for every 100 South Koreans, there will be only 4 great-grand children produced at the current replacement rate. So in 3 generations of families from now, there will be a 96% extinction rate. Current child bearing generation is Millenials, followed by Gen Z, then Generation Alpha to come.
(Young Millenials will give birth to generation Alpha, hence the 3 generations of family lineage and not 3 successive generations)
With the development of AI that will be used in the workplace to replace labor as it is required due to population decline, it will get worse. Korea is already a leader in AI.
The two Koreas are at opposite ends of the spectrum. One is decades behind, and one is plowing the way into the future. Both ends of the spectrum are bad for sustaining populations. One will stagnate and the other will put the desire for career and future over raising families.
You're looking at the current data in the current time. You need to look info on FUTURE time bcs current couples nowadays prefer to no kids while being married due to financial and economical issues in that country. Not only that, suicide rates are also very high, SoKor is currently the highest suicide rate in the world. It's all abt pressure, nothing's nice abt them, it's the opposite of what kdramas showed us, it's a joke.
This issue has been a problem among kpop companies bcs they're currently facing to find kids 2010 and after, they're that desperate bcs the kids aren't that many they can scout into their companies. Who knows, next thing we know is that there'll be less idols debuting in 20 years from now.
But the population it’s turning in an older people…. In 30 years let me know how many children and how many older people in Korea.. I have an understanding that 164 towns in Korea are almost empty
The problem is the aging population. More elderly means more taxes, more consumption and lesser productivity.
Vietnam's population in 1950 was 24 millions, now is 100 million in 2024
In our society there's so much pressure to become successful before 30's, and it's no easy to achieve. Nowadays, forty age adults can't leave parents house, because of financial issues. Furthermore, it's needy to get a stable job and to have a family structure to receive a new born.
who would have kids when it’s so hard for anyone to live? if people can barely afford to care for themselves what makes you think they can afford to care for a child?
if you have kids just to give them more problems and expect them to solve it for you..then lets not hv kids anymore
Yes, let's let humanity die off between this and lgbtqrstuvwxyz.
Exactly! It's like the point of having children is to create jobs for teachers...
The same thing is going to happen in most developed countries...Italy, Spain, Greece, Japan, Taiwan, China, Eastern Europe, Germany, etc.
And it's not only an economical issue, it's a social issue as well
So true…
There needs to be societal reform... for not to feel so competitive and prioritize harmony over comparison constantly .
Most ppl are too shallow to see past the bs
Dislike the government
and Elders
I mean, not even in just Korea but all country's governments clearly dont seem to be too concerned about it... or else they would actually do something helpful and right for once...
It's because they won't live to see any of the problems, generations keep leaving problems for the next ones
Too expensive to have kids in korea.
The North has no mortgage, free health care, free housing, free education, free hair cut etc. Guarantee employment.
Just continue to raise all the prizes on everything 👍 well done when they mske people think that why have kids when you hardly have enough yo eat and survive youreself that you HAVE TO work almoust 24/7
They made things so costly and unappealing that people are no longer having children. Fools!!
Thank God, women are thinking. I mean, some of us can't even afford a good meal and decent home with 2 jobs. No reason to give birth at all.
Both south korea and japan r facing same problem of birthrate
Also china it’s why china can have up to 3 kids when before it was only 1 the problem is that no one wants to have kids cause 1 financial stability, 2 the ridiculous working hours and 3 child care is just way to expensive
@@immealldayeveryday9425 true, the more expenses the less birthrate
When the media all says there is a problem, think carefully.
@@michaelashby9654 this is not a hype up thing from now, their population has been decreasing year by year and every year they report thier numbers, get a clue and how about you stop thinking everything is a damn conspiracy, sometimes try thinking for yourself
@@immealldayeveryday9425 He meant that the birth rate decline is not that serious, perhaps it will be synonymous with happier lives.
This is pretty much the main problem of Asia and South East Asia, the cost of living is getting higher but the income doesn't change or slowly change, it lead to many countries haa declining birth rate
The cost of living gets higher every year bcos no-one wants their property prices to go down.
The salary of one person is not enough for that person itself nowadays. And if women took leave for sometime for any reason then it's impossible to get back into their job again. Cost of education is high as frik. In this situation it's too difficult even think of having children. The economy is so bad nowadays
I’m Korean living in the US and I’ve been stuck on whether or not I’d want kids too. I think first world countries are mostly all seeing a decline, for valid reasons :(
This is indeed a great worry for SK...the education system seems to be very pressured for students....limited time for social interactions. Incentives should be widened to encourage couples to have children but then working hours need to be adjusted to make child care more possible for parents. A concern for the future will also be the number of young men available to serve in the military.....💜
They should move to a volunteer career military with lots of benefits for soldiers with families like the U.S. Taking half the country out of economic activity is mad. Now they want to limit jobs available to women until they voluntarily do a few years of military?
@@kristinesharp6286 mandatory military is such a big joke, you finish school only to spend several years... not learning anything anymore, waste of education, time and money
It’s not a joke. It’s necessary to the security of the nation. And you get physically fit. But it would be better if it were a career for some rather than a requirement for the masses. It takes half the population out of economic activity. @@fitmotheyap
I’m glad the younger generations are refusing to settle for duty over love. About time we stood up for our rights to a happy life or deny it.
Financial Problem : EVERYTHING is too expensive right now
Social Problem: The burden having children and not enjoying the social life
Psychological Problem: The stress you get from raising children and the stress you got as a CHILD to do studies
This is what modern society looks like you are doomed in a couple of years
Yeah I think this sums it up right there. People today realize that having a kid is a choice so only those who badly want a child will have one. The rest of us realize that it is extremely difficult to raise a child and we don't want to go through that. Life is hard enough 😢
Today's generation can't even afford rent, why do they expect people to have children?
The whole world is in a financial crisis, everything sucks today
I mean, who is in the right mind want to have kids in SK? Not only they are very expensive to raise, but those kids have to face very competitive environments with toxic working conditions..lol.
The cost of living is atrocious, and leadership is so out of touch when it comes to equal rights and access. That and the work force are pushed to the brink of exhaustion, mental health care is awful families are lucky if the younger generations even want to keep living long enough to start their own families.
Thank you for the solid reporting focusing on the facts.
With how kdramas television portrayed the bad side, struggle life of housewives, in law, birth depression, cheating in marriage and all blatantly this are the a part of the consequences.
Every kids deserve parents and society, but all parents and societies does not deserve kids
My prayers for the people of South Korea. I have friends who live there, and I want a bright future for their children, families, communities, and country ❤️.
This is a scary problem to have and I can imagine the troubles of teachers and staff who will be out of jobs
I wish I could hear from more of the local people what seems to be their challenges.
In Kenya, there are no schools.The irony of our world.
It will be like this for awhile. If I myself don’t make it out of poverty there is no way I will be having kids of my own. I don’t want to bring them to earth knowing they will go down the same path as me. It such a cruel world we live in, the struggle to live is hard enough, imagine having to provide while trying to live
This was the opening plot line to idiocracy...
The same as my country. Fewer kids attending schools have forced schools to either merge or shut down. But in my country it happened in the countryside before in the cities.
It's quite sad that they are addressing this matter seriously but the other big problems like bullying (cyber bullying), they simply take it lightly to think it lead to such mental health problems. .
There are small cities outside of Seoul that are in dire need of modernization where young people can feel comfortable to raise their children. Many newly built apartments in these smaller cities are much more affordable but these cities are lacking the modernity of the Seoul metro area. A more focused approach outside of Seoul to make these less attractive cities better for young people to live and raise families can change the dynamics of S.Korea.
It's happening all over the World. The World is not a safe place anymore. I live in SATXUSA and the elementary school in my neighborhood is closing next school year because of the lack of children.
This is only happening in places where lack religion and soul, Russia, East Europe, the most religious countries in Latin America and the Muslim countries have a larger fertility rate than the rest.
@@ethandouro4334benefits of Religion they encourage kids ❤️❤️❤️
Especially fertility is high in Islam
@@lopui7963 i know, ALHAMDULILLAH! ❤️
Humans should follow suit everywhere..extinction... void of consciousness sounds so divine...
No wars
No hunger or poverty
No more slaving for governments
No more murders or rapes
No more diseases/illnesses
No more tragic deaths
Wow❤❤❤
@@antinatalistwitch111 Wow, what a nihilistic way of thinking.
We should worry more about fertility problems affecting our young adults. I knew a lot of my age having problems conceiving after years of being married
Yup and my late uncle married young but couldn’t have kids. It is a fertility issue.
Housing is the key.
What about the govt giving subsidy to young family that has little kids below 10 yo.
During this period usually parent will be in the most difficult time due to their obligation to watch their kid, so young mom might be forced to stop working.
That’s crazy
it's also because everybody and they sibling wants to become an kpop idol or drama actor these days and during their career they aren't allowed to have relationships. entertainment industry in general
They need at least an extra $2000 a month to raise a child. Who can blame them when they choose not to. Maybe the government should pay each woman $2000 a month for the next 20 yrs.
Promote wrong cultural values and your country needs to face these problems for generations.
Women not slaves anymore
do you hate women having rights?
Low birth rate is good for Earth. - Thanos
I am a school teacher but I dont want a child in future。Raising children is really difficult for younger generation
Saw this last year. It's still happening?
Why 20s, 30s in Korea die alone at home? | Undercover Korea
Too little good things and too many bad things happen in life. That's why people don't give birth......in general
It is happening in many countries,like China.
Happening all over the developed world countries. Saw a similar documentaries about the same issues in Italy and Greece.
Nice editing ☺️