Also in several counties and cities, and some parts of Busan and Seoul the fertility rates have reached 0.30 children per woman (And still falling quickly nationwide). How bad and severe this is for SK?
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>From Copilot:
[South Korea has the **lowest fertility rate in the world**](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=87cd5d42d720bc2cJmltdHM9MTcxNTk5MDQwMCZpZ3VpZD0xZjQ3MjM3ZS02ZTNiLTZiYzktMWJlOC0zNzA1NmZlZjZhMzUmaW5zaWQ9NTY2OA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=1f47237e-6e3b-6bc9-1be8-37056fef6a35&psq=sk+low+fertility+rate+reasons&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHN5Y2hvbG9neXRvZGF5LmNvbS9jYS9ibG9nL3NvY2lhbC1mYWJyaWMvMjAyMjA4L3doeS1kb2VzLXNvdXRoLWtvcmVhLWhhdmUtdGhlLWxvd2VzdC1mZXJ0aWxpdHktaW4tdGhlLXdvcmxk&ntb=1). [The reasons for this include **high cost of housing, expensive and highly competitive environment for children’s education, and increasing gender tensions**](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=411f2cb03f44acf3JmltdHM9MTcxNTk5MDQwMCZpZ3VpZD0xZjQ3MjM3ZS02ZTNiLTZiYzktMWJlOC0zNzA1NmZlZjZhMzUmaW5zaWQ9NTY3MA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=1f47237e-6e3b-6bc9-1be8-37056fef6a35&psq=sk+low+fertility+rate+reasons&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly90aW1lLmNvbS82ODM1ODY1L3NvdXRoLWtvcmVhLWZlcnRpbGl0eS1yYXRlLTIwMjMtcmVjb3JkLWxvdy8&ntb=1) [People are also marrying later in life and waiting longer to have children](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=37c5d5b613979e84JmltdHM9MTcxNTk5MDQwMCZpZ3VpZD0xZjQ3MjM3ZS02ZTNiLTZiYzktMWJlOC0zNzA1NmZlZjZhMzUmaW5zaWQ9NTY3Mg&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=1f47237e-6e3b-6bc9-1be8-37056fef6a35&psq=sk+low+fertility+rate+reasons&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXNhaGkuY29tL2Fqdy9hcnRpY2xlcy8xNDU1NjY4NA&ntb=1). [The vast majority of young couples in South Korea end up having only one child because of high childcare costs, and young couples also delay having children because of expensive housing](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=c926f56b6f25d923JmltdHM9MTcxNTk5MDQwMCZpZ3VpZD0xZjQ3MjM3ZS02ZTNiLTZiYzktMWJlOC0zNzA1NmZlZjZhMzUmaW5zaWQ9NTY3NA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=1f47237e-6e3b-6bc9-1be8-37056fef6a35&psq=sk+low+fertility+rate+reasons&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHN5Y2hvbG9neXRvZGF5LmNvbS9jYS9ibG9nL3NvY2lhbC1mYWJyaWMvMjAyMjA4L3doeS1kb2VzLXNvdXRoLWtvcmVhLWhhdmUtdGhlLWxvd2VzdC1mZXJ0aWxpdHktaW4tdGhlLXdvcmxk&ntb=1)
So, government policy then. Back to affordable daycare, education, health care, gender parity, housing, and the cost of living. Can’t deliver on those so people don’t have babies.
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