If Korea is a village of 1000 people… Deep data of 1 Corona and 277 landlords Shin Hyunbo

If Korea is a village with 1,000 people, what will Korea look like last year? It is not an exaggeration to say that the last year has been erased by the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

At the end of 2020, Hankyung.com NewsLab looked into what happened, assuming that Korea was a village of 1,000 people, in the same form as the statistics quoted in Ikeda’s book “If the World is a Town of 100 People”.

In that village, where 1,000 people live, about 4 to 5 people are born and die every year. About 520 people work. Among them, 101 were self-employed, and one was closed this year. 25 people go around to find a job, but are still unemployed. In the village, two people were caught drunk driving. Another two committed insurance fraud. One coronavirus confirmed this year.

1 in 1,000 confirmed COVID-19

The first corona19 confirmed in Korea was in late January. For the next half year, the spread of the virus in Korea was not to the level of concern. Then the situation has changed rapidly since August. From autumn, the second fashion began around the metropolitan area.

Amid the rapid increase in Corona 19, out of 1,000 people this year, one was confirmed to be confirmed as Corona 19. In addition, 79 people were found to have been tested for Corona 19. The death toll was 0.2.

In recent years, concerns about the spread of a mutant virus originating in the UK are growing, raising the possibility of a worsening situation.

One self-employed person employed during the recession is closed

As the economy deteriorates due to Corona 19, the employment cold is even worse. There are 526 people who have worked at least once this year, that is, employed. This is a decrease of 5 people from the previous year. As the stiff labor market has been hit by the Corona 19 situation, job conditions are showing a worsening pattern.

In particular, the decrease in self-employed persons was noticeable. Of the total employed, 106 are self-employed. This is a drop of 1 person from the previous year. Due to the Corona 19 hit, one small business owner has closed their business.

As the economy worsened, 25 unemployed people tried to find a job this year but failed. This is an increase of 3 people from the previous year.

The number of people (non-economically active population) who decides that it will be difficult to find a job is quit looking for a job. Among them, the’rest’ population, considered to be the potential unemployed, reached a record high of 48. There were also 13 people who gave up job hunting.

‘Donghak ants’ 120 people, homeowners 277 people

In general, while the market is in recession, there are places where things have improved. It is the stock market.

As the global financial market also showed unprecedented volatility due to Corona 19, a stock investment fever called the’Dynamic Ant Movement’ arose in the domestic stock market.

Accordingly, there were 120 individual investors. One out of nine citizens is investing in stocks. Reflecting the craze for investors, the KOSPI index is hitting an all-time high for 4 consecutive trading days.

The housing market, which is continuing the highest price relay due to a supply shortage, also seems to be booming. 277 people owned houses. One in four means homeowners. The number of homeowners increased by six from the previous year.

If this year’s’panic buying’ (panic buying) effect is also reflected, this number is expected to rise further. In addition, 44 multi-homed people owned two or more houses.

Among the workers, there were about 16 billion won annual salaries. This is an increase of 1 person from the previous year. Overall, while the game was getting tough, there were more and more rich people.

There were 143 daily wage earners, and 11 foreign workers.

4.5 births, less than deaths

The number of babies born and married was a record low. The number of births this year was 4.5 out of 1,000 from January to October. It was lower from 4.9 last year.

The problem is that the number of deaths was 4.9, outpacing the number of births. With fewer children born and more deaths, it is becoming clear that the annual natural increase in population will be negative for the first time ever.

On the other hand, the number of divorces was 1.7, down slightly from the previous year (1.8). This may be because the family relationship has improved due to the increased time spent with the family due to Corona 19, or the divorce has decreased due to delay in court litigation.

Shin Hyun-bo, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]