South Koreans having fewer babies, population to decline from 51 million to 46 million
South Korea’s population is expected to fall in almost all regions by 2052 due to the chronically low births, statistical office estimates showed Tuesday.
According to Statistics Korea, the country’s total population was forecast to slide from 51.67 million in 2022 to 46.27 million in 2052, after peaking at 51.75 million in 2024.
All of the 17 provinces and cities were projected to record a natural population decline, or more deaths than births, by 2052.
However, Gyeonggi province, which surrounded the capital Seoul, and the administrative city of Sejong were predicted to see population growth by 2052 amid an inflow of population into the province and the city.
The number of newborn babies has been on the decline since October 2022.
This is due to young couples who delayed or gave up on having children.
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