SEOUL, March 19 — The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by pent-up demand from couples delaying nuptials during...
The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by pent-up demand from couples delaying nuptials during the pandemic, but the data did not point to a sustained rebound in a rapidly ageing society.
A total of 193,657 couples got married last year, up 1.0 per cent from 191,690 a year earlier and the first increase since 2011, Statistics Korea data showed on Tuesday.That compares with a 0.4 per cent drop in 2022, when South Korea started to ease restrictions on social gatherings put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. The curbs had seen the number of marriages slide 9.8 per cent in 2021 and 10.7 per cent in 2020.
A government official said that couples delaying nuptials was a factor contributing to more marriages in the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023.“In the second half of 2023, however, marriages fell year-on-year, indicating that people who had been delaying marriage due to Covid-19 have now mostly got married,” the official told a briefing.
Most South Koreans cite high housing costs as the biggest hurdle for getting married. Marriage is seen as a prerequisite for having a baby in the Asian country.
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