The first country with a "zero birth rate"! Young people are reluctant to have children and may disappear in a hundred years
As the saying goes: children are the hope of the family, the future of the motherland. South Korea has become the world's first and only country with a "zero birth rate", and young people are reluctant to have children and may disappear in a hundred years.
I wonder if friends have ever heard of "non-marriage"? People who often watch Korean dramas should know that the meaning is similar to the unmarried in Chinese. "Unmarried" means not married, which is not discussed in terms of timing, and there is a clear difference from unmarried. I think it's not that Korean women are reluctant to have children, but that they find it difficult to take on the burden of raising children, to put it bluntly, there is no money, the pain of working mothers, people who do not experience will never understand.
Some Korean women have been interviewed before, and most of them said that the economic pressure increases after having children, it is too expensive to raise children, it is difficult to find a job after childbirth, and they can only choose not to have children or have children later. As a woman, it is very easy to understand this mood, it is really difficult to find a job after giving birth, and some companies will be reluctant to hire once they know that you have just had a child. The reason is simple, you have children to raise at home, not only is your work efficiency lower than others, but you may also take frequent leave.
It is precisely because the cost of raising children is too large for many couples to afford, so the birth rate will decline year after year, turning South Korea into the first country with a "zero birth rate". Recently, Some Korean media pointed out that it is expected that by 2048, the elderly over 65 years old in South Korea will account for 37.4% of the total population, becoming the oldest country in OECD countries. At that time, even if you have gray hair, you still need to continue to work in order to live, and it is strange to think about it.
In addition, with the deepening of aging, after 100 years, one in every two Koreans is over 65 years old, old and has no strength, can only engage in some simple jobs, some enterprises that need labor may face closure, no wonder some people say that after a hundred years or will disappear. In addition, south Korea's cities will also be reduced in size, the population of Seoul will be reduced to a quarter in 100 years, and many rural areas in remote areas outside the capital circle will face disappearing.
The declining birth rate and the increasingly serious aging of the population are not only a problem facing South Korea as a country, but also a worldwide problem, and there seems to be no good way to solve it. Do you have any good ideas for this puzzle?
