Abstract
The article deals with demographic development of the Republic of Korea, which has experienced a rapid decline in birth rate in recent decades. Late 2010s – early 2020s is a period of anti-records for the country in a decrease in population (since 2020), in one of the lowest marriage and birth rates in the world. The article presents stages of demographic transition in the Republic of Korea in the 20th–21st centuries. The stages differ by nature and conditions of demographic processes. The article highlights fertility transition stages from the 1960s due to economic reforms and Government policy of population control by means of family planning programs. National features of the Korean demographic crisis are outlined, including: “excessive effectiveness” of the population control, transformation of Koreans’ attitude to family and childbearing, high costs for raising and educating children. There is a conclusion about negative impact of the demographic crisis on the country’s future.
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