According to a population forecast as of 2021, there were around 4.88 million households in South Korea where the head of the family was an elderly person aged 65 years or older. That year, such households made up around 23 percent of all households in Korea. The number and proportion of elderly households is expected to increase continuously, reaching around 11 million households and making up around half of all households by 2047.
Actual and estimated number of elderly households in South Korea from 2000 to 2047 (in million households)
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Statistics Korea. (September 29, 2021). Actual and estimated number of elderly households in South Korea from 2000 to 2047 (in million households) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085323/south-korea-number-of-elderly-households/
Statistics Korea. "Actual and estimated number of elderly households in South Korea from 2000 to 2047 (in million households)." Chart. September 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085323/south-korea-number-of-elderly-households/
Statistics Korea. (2021). Actual and estimated number of elderly households in South Korea from 2000 to 2047 (in million households). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085323/south-korea-number-of-elderly-households/
Statistics Korea. "Actual and Estimated Number of Elderly Households in South Korea from 2000 to 2047 (in Million Households)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085323/south-korea-number-of-elderly-households/
Statistics Korea, Actual and estimated number of elderly households in South Korea from 2000 to 2047 (in million households) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085323/south-korea-number-of-elderly-households/ (last visited August 07, 2022)