In 50 years, half of Koreans are expected to be 65 or older
Dec.15,2023 16:54 KST
After hitting its peak in 2020, the South Korean population is forecast to drop to 36 million in 50 years. Chronically low birth rates are expected to drop the total fertility rate to below the previously inconceivable threshold of 0.7 births per woman by next year. In 50 years, those 65 and older are expected to comprise half of Korea’s population. A grim forecast for Korea, some have likened this coupling of plummeting fertility and an aging society to the Black Death, while others are calling it a “mass suicide.”
According to a report on population trends published by Statistics Korea on Thursday, South Korea’s population came to 51.67 million in 2022, which slightly increased to 51.71 million in 2023. However, by 2072, it’s expected to drop to 36.22 million. This would mean a 30% decrease (15.45 million people) in just 50 years.
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A few possibilities:wjfox wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:02 pm In 50 years, half of Koreans are expected to be 65 or older
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1) Increased immigration to offset labor shortages.
2) AI and robots doing increased levels of work.
3) Delay in the age of retirement.
If these fail to materialize at adequate levels:
3) Shorter life expectancy due to inadequate care of the elderly, especially amongst those that are least able to take care of themselves.
4) If 1 does not happen - lower population densities leading to lower rents and housing costs.
More complicated is the likely impact on export and import trade.
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Very likely, given that AI ends up analyzing people better than people.
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What if it ends up recommending itself as the best match?firestar464 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:54 pm Very likely, given that AI ends up analyzing people better than people.
I wouldn't be surprised many humans will be sexual-fluid enough to date and hold relationships with AI-based entities, at least on an emotional level.
This may begin to exacerbate low child-birth rates for a while until this issue is mitigated by artificial wombs and LEV gains unless we somehow transition to a human-machine hybrid existence thanks to rapid AI/ASI-mediated breakthroughs which will cause the population of biological humans to continue declining.
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"no no, I want like, a real person"
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some world statistics from today
Global economy doubles in product every 15-20 years. Computer performance at a constant price doubles nowadays every 4 years on average. Livestock-as-food will globally stop being a thing by ~2050 (precision fermentation and more). Human stupidity, pride and depravity are the biggest problems of our world.