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South Korea’s birth rate has become a national emergency (www.ft.com)
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South Korea has beaten its own record once again. The country has registered a new low in its already faltering birth rate. The rate for 2023 was just 0.72. This is an unprecedented number in the global community (the average for OECD countries was 1.58 in 2021).

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Shocking no one, adopting Japan's WORKWORKWORK culture negatively impacts birth rate. Surprised we arent hearing more about a SK version of Karoshi.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Well they have the highest suicide rates now, aside from some little Pacific islands. Much higher than Japan.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

Although a heavy work culture doesn't help, all developed nations have low birthrates. As quality of life increases, so does cost of living, and by extension, the cost of having children.

Most developed nations import young adults from countries with low cost of living and high birth rates to offset their low birthrates. This is where South Korea and Japan are similar. Both would rather deal with population collapse than allow immigrants into the country.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

  1. This is a good thing.

  2. If they think it's a bad thing, they can make immigration easier.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 9 months ago

Just In time for advance automation to kick in?

[–] Jack@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago

A biosphere that becomes unlivable is an emergency. The biggest and root cause of catastrophic anthropogenic climate change is human overpopulation:

The fact that the biggest and root cause of a mass extinction event is being reduced is not an emergency, it's good.