In 2023, approximately 9.7 percent of all households in South Korea were senior households living alone, up from around 9.1 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 2023
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KOSIS. (July 31, 2024). Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 13, 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 2023." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/
KOSIS. (2024). Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 13, 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 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 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 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/ (last visited September 13, 2024)
Share of senior households living alone in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], KOSIS, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/995655/south-korea-senior-households-living-alone/
