Birth rate is less than half of what it was 30 years ago...Single-person households account for one-third of all households in South Korea

In South Korea, the number of one-person households continues to increase, accounting for the highest percentage of all households at approximately 33% in 2021. The total birth rate was 0.81 people in 2021, 30 years ago.
It is about half that compared to the previous year, and has continued to decrease since then. On the 17th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare released a collection of social security statistics that integrates nationally approved statistics, the results of various fact-finding surveys, administrative statistics, and other social security statistics.
It was announced that ``Social Security 2022 as seen through statistics'' has been published. The Social Security Statistics Collection, published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare since 2013 based on the Social Security Basic Act, covers family/life cycle, work/income security, etc.
It contains general content related to 14 areas in four categories: , life/social services, and social finance. According to this statistical collection, the number of one-person households in Japan has increased from 2.25 million households in 2000 to 2.
The number of households increased from 5.23 million households in 2015 to 7.166 million households in 2021. This is the first time in 21 years that the number has more than tripled. As of 2021, one-person households account for 33.4% of all households.
It was estimated that On the other hand, the total birth rate was 0.81, which is more than half the rate in 1991 (1.71) a generation ago. By region, Sejong City has the highest total birth rate at 1.28.
The number of people in Chullanam-do (Jollanam-do) was also high, with 1.02 people, exceeding 1. The region with the lowest total birth rate was Seoul, recording 0.63 people. Public social expenditure
The ratio of social expenditure (SOCX) to gross domestic product (GDP) rose from 10.1% in 2017 to 14.8% last year. However, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OEC)
Compared to D)'s average of 21.1%, this was a difference of more than 6 percentage points. In addition, the employment rate of young people aged 15 to 29 increased by 2.4 percentage points from 44.2% in 2021 to 46.6% last year.
did. The rate of receiving the basic pension for people aged 65 and over, which supports a stable life in old age, was 66.9% (60.6% for men and 71.9% for women). The percentage of people receiving basic pension and national pension at the same time is 44 in 2021
7%, showing an increasing trend every year. The obesity rate, which is the main cause of chronic diseases, remained at 37.1% in 2021 (46.3% for men and 26.9% for women), compared to 2020 (38.3%).
It decreased by 2 points. While obesity rates have decreased in all age groups, only those in their 40s have increased from 39.0% to 42.9%. This collection of social security statistics was created at the end of last year in accordance with the statistical operation guidelines.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said that most of the content was based on 2021 standards, and some of the latest information was recorded.