Yesterday's research showed that six out of ten working people in South Korea consider marriage non-essential. According to data from the South Korean agency Yonhap, a survey conducted on the platform "Enkroot" among 653 people revealed that 60.2% of respondents believe that marriage is not necessary.
Among men, 50.3% consider marriage essential, while among women this percentage was 24.7%. Among those who consider marriage non-essential, 39.6% stated that they simply do not see the importance of marriage, while 23.7% indicated that the main reason for not wanting to get married is economic instability.
In 2024, the number of marriages in South Korea increased by 14.9%, as more people decided to get married after the COVID-19 pandemic; however, overall, the number of marriages has been declining over the past two decades.
