A family with a child walks in front of the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday afternoon. The population under 18 is expected to fall below 7 million this year.
A family with a child walks in front of the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday afternoon. The population under 18 is expected to fall below 7 million this year. With the birthrate nosediving, the non-adult population has decreased by more than 2 million over a decade. Last year’s under-18 population was 7.07 million, far below 2014's 9.18 million, according to Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
![A family with a child walks in front of the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday afternoon. The population under 18 is expected to fall below 7 million this year. With the birthrate nosediving, the non-adult population has decreased by more than 2 million over a decade. Last year’s under-18 population was 7.07 million, far below 2014's 9.18 million, according to Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://img2.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202406/04/koreajoongangdaily/20240604163344888nmyg.jpg)