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Number of Koreans aged 100 and older topped 3,000 in 2015: data
By 윤정현Published : July 25, 2016 - 14:23
[THE INVESTOR] The number of South Koreans aged 100 and older soared to top 3,000 in 2015 as the country heads to an aged society, government data showed on July 25.
A total of 3,159 centenarians were living in the country as of November 2015, up from 1,835 tallied five years earlier, according to Statistics Korea.
It noted 2,731, or 86.5 percent of the total, are female, far outnumbering 428 men.
South Korea‘s population has been rapidly aging for years, raising concerns over a decrease in the working-age population, coupled with a low birthrate.
According to separate data by the statistics agency, 13.1 percent of South Korea’s 50.62 million population were 65 or older in 2015, showing that the country is on the threshold of officially becoming an “aged society,” whose percentage of seniors surpasses 14 percent.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)
A total of 3,159 centenarians were living in the country as of November 2015, up from 1,835 tallied five years earlier, according to Statistics Korea.
It noted 2,731, or 86.5 percent of the total, are female, far outnumbering 428 men.
South Korea‘s population has been rapidly aging for years, raising concerns over a decrease in the working-age population, coupled with a low birthrate.
According to separate data by the statistics agency, 13.1 percent of South Korea’s 50.62 million population were 65 or older in 2015, showing that the country is on the threshold of officially becoming an “aged society,” whose percentage of seniors surpasses 14 percent.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)
