Another sign of a rapid decline in the birth rate here in Korea...<br />The average number of babies born a day here in Seoul... one of the world's most populous cities... was just 1-hundred-79 last year,... which is the *lowest on record.... and the first time that it has dropped below 2-hundred.<br />Citing the '2018 Seoul Statistics Annual Report,' a city official said..... a decreasing number of marriages and rising unemployment contributed to the decline.<br />With the rapidly falling birthrate,... Seoul could be categorized as an 'aged society' this year.<br />The number of people in the capital over the age of 65.... went up almost five percent last year... from the previous year,... making up 13-point-5 percent of the population.<br />When the elderly population surpasses 14 percent,.... it's classified as an 'aged society'... and it's most likely that Seoul has surpassed that limit this year. <br />
