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The number of females in South Korea is expected to exceed that of males starting in 2015 due mainly to the country’s rapidly aging population, government data showed Sunday.
According to the data by Statistics Korea, the number of women in South Korea will likely reach 25.31 million in 2015, slightly surpassing the male population of 25.30 million.
The female population is projected to continue to outnumber that of males and reach 26.26 million in 2031, with the number of men likely to decline after peaking at 25.90 million in 2029.
Late last month, South Korea’s population surpassed the 50-million mark.
In South Korea, men have been outnumbering women due to the country’s traditional preference for male children. The ratio of baby boys to every 100 newborn girls averaged 106.9 between 2005-2010.
But the expected change in South Korea’s demographics will result mainly from the country’s quickly aging population and women’s higher life expectancy, the statistical agency said.
“The country’s female population will pass that of males as women tend to live longer than men,” an agency official said.
In 2010, the life expectancy of women averaged 84.1 years, while that for men stood at 77.2.
South Korea is fast becoming an aged society, in which more than 14 percent of the population is 65 or older. Korea became an aging society in 2000, when the ratio exceeded 7 percent.
(Yonhap News)
According to the data by Statistics Korea, the number of women in South Korea will likely reach 25.31 million in 2015, slightly surpassing the male population of 25.30 million.
The female population is projected to continue to outnumber that of males and reach 26.26 million in 2031, with the number of men likely to decline after peaking at 25.90 million in 2029.
Late last month, South Korea’s population surpassed the 50-million mark.
In South Korea, men have been outnumbering women due to the country’s traditional preference for male children. The ratio of baby boys to every 100 newborn girls averaged 106.9 between 2005-2010.
But the expected change in South Korea’s demographics will result mainly from the country’s quickly aging population and women’s higher life expectancy, the statistical agency said.
“The country’s female population will pass that of males as women tend to live longer than men,” an agency official said.
In 2010, the life expectancy of women averaged 84.1 years, while that for men stood at 77.2.
South Korea is fast becoming an aged society, in which more than 14 percent of the population is 65 or older. Korea became an aging society in 2000, when the ratio exceeded 7 percent.
(Yonhap News)
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Articles by Korea Herald
