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

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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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A few bullet points:

There is so much stress among adults due to the insane work culture.

There is so much stress among young people due to insane study culture.

It is still a conservative country when it comes to sex so casual sex among young people is lower.

An increasing divergence between the sexes in expectations. Men still want the conservative life with an obedient housewife while women want independence and their own freedom and career.

There are more issues at play and I simplified the points a lot.

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