eli5: why is South Korea’s birth rate falling harder than other developed countries?

Question

I’ve read some explanations for their falling birth rate. What I don’t understand is, other developed countries also have those problems, their birth rates are low as well, but why are they not as low as SK’s?

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Answer 1

The factors that let the birthrate fall are everywhere the same:

1. Better education > Women don’t have to become housewives in order to “survive”
2. Economic pressure to earn money > not being able to afford children
3. Climate, societal and political outlook is uncertain> People don’t want children.
4. Couples want to spend more time together > Couples delay making children
5. Medical advancements and healthier lifestyles > old people live longer so inheritance doesn’t trickle down to their children (point 2)

In South Korea all factors are just dialed to an extreme.