[e글중심] Population decline for the first time in history… “It’s nice to think about house prices and jobs”

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Last year, the number of registered residents declined from the previous year for the first time in the count. As the number of deaths exceeds the number of births, the population naturally declines, resulting in a’population dead cross’ phenomenon. According to the Korea Economic Research Institute, the population of Korea in 2060, 40 years later, will decrease to 25 million or less. However, many netizens are welcoming the news of the declining population.

First of all, there is an expectation that if the population decreases, various social problems will be solved naturally. “I can’t get a job, the unemployment rate is high, the apartment prices keep rising, and the cars are clogged. If the population decreases, it would be nice to live.” “It should be reduced to the appropriate line.” “I have to pay 1/5 of the apartment price. I hope so. The population must continue to decline. There are too many unemployed people. If the population is 30 million, I think it is suitable.” “The national competitiveness will decline and it will be a national disaster. However, it is very positive from an ecosystem point of view that humans, the worst virus in the Earth’s ecosystem, are declining by controlling the birth rate.

Opinions disagree about parenting difficulties, mentioning rising house prices, education costs, and labor intensity, not knowing that the sky is high. “Let’s raise a child while renting or renting a house. I live by money every day, is that happiness? You need to have a house to live with a stable home. It’s also terrible to keep moving.” “Create an environment in which to raise children and tell them to have children. Starting from kindergarten, it goes into college tuition.” “It’s a country where double-income is impossible without a 75-year-old grandmother, so why don’t you keep giving birth to children?” “I don’t even have a woravel, how do I date, marry, or give birth? I work a lot 52 hours a week. You have to work 40 hours a week, 4 days a week to work while taking care of your family. I work 7 days a week, so when I’m resting, I just lie down at home.”

It leads to the intellectual that the policy is pointing to the wrong place. “The country with the highest suicide rate is worried about the birth rate.” “Don’t worry about the number of births, take care of the abused children.” “Because of being single, don’t think about discrimination while talking about it, but when you give birth to a baby, you should bless them and give them various social support. There is no need for marriage. Be considerate and respectful of women who have babies.” “The birth rate in our country is 0.92, but the benefit is from 3 children. Does that make sense? If you start with two children, you’ll still get better.”

Of course, there are voices of concern. “Don’t think that if you give it the population, it will make the world better.” “If the population decreases, the current generation is intact. When the baby boom generation is older than 70 and has no economic productivity, does it mean that the younger generation, who will not be 30% of the total population, will pay the welfare expenses? Declining population is a shortcut to national destruction.” “Is this a number that could be 0.8? How much bloody tears will everyone later. I am afraid of my old age.” The e-mail center has collected various thoughts of netizens.

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Intern reporter Yu-kyung Jang