How much would fertility rates, life expectancy, or migration rates need to change to stop the population from shrinking? South Korea’s population is expected to decline substantially in the coming decades. According to the United Nations’s projections, shown in the chart below, the country’s population will more than halve.
In 2026, there are around 52 million people in South Korea. By 2100, the UN projects there will be just 22 million…
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