Lost Generations

South Korea doesn't have enough kids:

President Yoon Suk Yeol is taking aim at the country's disastrously low birth rate by declaring a national emergency and is considering creating a new government ministry to address the coming disaster. South Korea's president has declared the country's low birth rate a 'national emergency' and announced a new government ministry to address the problem. In a televised press conference on May 9, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, 'We will mobilize all of the nation's capabilities to overcome the low birth rate, which can be considered a national emergency.' How bad is the low birth rate in South Korea? It has been the worst on the planet for years, and 2023 showed a NEW low. The babies per woman has dropped to 0.72 in 2023, down from 0.78 in the previous year. They would need to TRIPLE this number just to hit replacement rate. It would take more than that to grow the population. If this continues, South Korea will no longer exist soon enough.

The country that's no longer there...