The number of marriages has increased slightly for the first time in 12 years...Average age at first marriage is at its highest in South Korea

In South Korea, the number of marriages last year increased slightly for the first time in 12 years, but remained below the 200,000 mark for the third consecutive year. Furthermore, the average age of first marriage for men and women is the highest since related statistics began.
it was high. According to the ``2023 Marriage and Divorce Statistics'' released by the Korea Statistical Office on the 19th, the number of marriages last year was 194,000. This is 1.0% (
This is the first time since 2011 (0.9% increase) that the number of marriages has increased from the previous year.
However, the number of marriages has fallen below 200,000 since 2021 (193,000), and has remained above 190,000 for the third consecutive year.
remains. On the contrary, the number of marriages with foreigners was 20,000, accounting for 10.2% of all marriages, an increase of 18.3% (3,000) from the previous year.
On the other hand, the average age at first marriage last year was 34.0% for men and 31.5% for women, 0.3 and 0.2 years higher than the previous year, respectively.
. This is the highest age since statistics began. Additionally, the number of divorces last year was 92,000, a decrease of 0.9% (800 cases) from the previous year. The decline has continued for four consecutive years since 2020.
However, the National Statistics Agency analyzed this saying, ``As the number of marriages itself has decreased, the number of divorces has also been decreasing.''