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Hello! Our friend! 😊 You asked a really important question today. korean Low birth rate (population cliff) problemYou were curious about ? In fact, this issue is the hottest and saddest topic in Korean society these days. 🇰🇷💔

To conclude, yes. situation It's really, really serious. 📉 Statistically, Korea is the country with the lowest total fertility rate in the world. Beyond simply “having fewer children,” many people are worried that the entire social system will be shaken. 😰

Why on earth is this happening? I'll explain a few reasons to make it easier for you to understand! 🧐

• ✨ Huge child support and education expenses: It really costs a lot of money to raise a child well in Korea. In particular, the cost of private education is very high, so parents often feel great financial pressure. 💸📚
• 🏠 Sky-high housing prices: Getting married, starting a family, and buying a house feels like too big a mountain for young people. As the dream of owning a home becomes more distant, many of my friends are giving up on getting married. 🏡🏗️
• 💼 Fiercely competitive society and difficulties in balancing work and family: It is not easy to raise children and work at the same time because there is a lot of overtime at work and there is still a culture of being judged. In particular, the issue of career breaks for women is still a big problem. 👩‍💻🍼
• 💭 Changed values: These days, the idea that you must get married or have children has changed a lot. There are more people who consider ‘their own happiness’ and ‘a free life’ to be more important. 💃🕺

What do you think? Do you understand? 🥺 Our government is also implementing various policies such as expanding childcare leave and providing subsidies to solve this problem, but in fact, it is not easy to change the fundamental social structure, so I think it will take quite some time. ⏳

Still, we Koreans are working together to overcome this crisis! I really want you to know. Next time, let’s share more bright and interesting Korean culture stories! 💖 If you have any questions, please ask again anytime! ✨👋