South Korea now has more than 10 million single-person households, a first for the country’s history and a demographic shift ...

South Korea's fertility rate—the world's lowest—stood at 0.75 births per woman in 2024, well below the 2.1 rate needed to ...

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have agreed to launch a joint task force to ...

South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ...

South Korea, once celebrated for its economic miracle and rapid modernization, now faces a demographic crisis that threatens ...

While the nation's defence budget dwarves North Korea's entire economy, its number of troops falls short. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea's government plans to raise budget spending for next year by the steepest pace in four years as the country's new ...

South Korea's military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop in the population ...