In 2022, approximately 9.1 percent of all households in South Korea were senior households living alone, up from around 8.5 percent in the previous year. This percentage has increased continuously over the years and the total number of elderly people living alone in the country approaches the two million mark.
Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2022
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KOSIS. (July 31, 2023). Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/
KOSIS. "Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2022." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/
KOSIS. (2023). Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/
KOSIS. "Share of Senior Households Living Alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/
KOSIS, Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], KOSIS, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/