South Korea has become a “super-aged” society with one in five people aged 65 or older, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic crisis.
The number of people aged 65 and older stands at 10.24 million.
This accounts for 20% of South Korea’s population of 51 million, according to new data released by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.
By comparison, the U.S. had an average age of 35.3 in the year 2000.
This grew to an average of 38.9 in 2022 a sifnificant increase. (SEOUL South Korea)
With modern medicine and better health care, aging is faster than current birthrates.
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