Why aren’t South Koreans having babies?

[soul]

Having a baby in Korea is expensive, they give 700pounds as a thank you 😂😂😂

[noonereally]

Is that all they’re worried about? Economic growth? No wonder no one wants kids.

[KyleEvra]

Oh no!, declining wage slaves whatever shall we do?!

[louischamoun]

1- Working hours (70+ per week)
2- Excessive drinking
3- Materialistic society (Prada handbag is more valuable than a baby)
4- average 2 bedroom house price in the country in £400, 000

[bosstroll]

South Korea also has the highest suicide rate in the world and the highest elderly poverty rate in the world.

[Impossibly_gorgeous]

You forgot to add that new moms get their salaries slashed in half if they rejoin the work force after giving birth

[q.t.gamingfamily]

Maybe make being a wife and mother a more respected and honorable thing. Maybe if men showed appreciation, we'd be honored but who wants to have a baby only for husbands and fathers to abuse or abandon both. They don't deserve children. They never really did.

[blessednhm]

Raising a child in South Korea is more expensive than in other developed countries because, the average South Korean desires a standard of living that is far more expensive than what people in other countries desire. Most children in the USA do not require private academies and tutors in order to do well in school. However in South Korea education is so much more competitive. Parents have to provide their children with private education in addition to what is provided by the public school system. Children who's parents can't afford to provide them with these social norms are often bullied at school for being poor. I think if there were less societal pressure toward materialism, more people would be willing to have children.

[gaurivinod]

In south korea, there was woman after her maternity leave came to work in office .But she faced discrimination and was bullied for being a WORKING mother .So u can understand how the south korean society expect a woman to be like after having a child.And in the end that woman comitted suicide.
Also the government don't treat the woman equally.
Yes, i typed the sentences after having research.if doubt me go search by yourself

[hibeautym]

This 700 pounds deal is bad 😂 Try free healthcare and free basic education.

[fdinmaine]

It has nothing to do with not having enough money, everything to do with what's valued.

[KeithRingo]

It's too expensive to raise children.

[lmcm]

I went to South Korea this summer, went to a mall by the border of seoul. So that area was a lot of suburban families. There were a lot of couples or singles wheeling a stroller, I saw around 10-15 that day. And it was dogs, poodle was a popular breed that I saw in those strollers. Not one did I see a human baby 🙈

[julianshepherd]

Successful capitalist countries don't maintain their population.
It's cheaper to take fully grown workers from less successful countries.
The market is meant to work for us but we work for the market.

[Happy-oksj]

What for?? Smart women if u can't afford then don't have them. Other countries should take a note from Korean women.

[annmarieknapp]

Until Korean women are treated with respect and equality why should they.

[rosesavocado]

1) Insanely expensive
2) Horrible men
3) Not enough time to look after them

[williamtell]

A low birthrate is good. But when it's this low, it is a screaming indicator of some economic or social problems in the country.

[LoneWulf]

Women (and men) can be legally discriminated against at work for having children, taking parental leave, or being married. Since most women will struggle to work with their kids, it means men have to work twice as hard to afford housing and provide for 3 other people after marriage. Of course, this takes years to earn enough. So, it draws out their time window for having children.

Women, on the other hand, are deciding that their job will pay them and sustain them, a baby won’t. So, they choose the job for survival. 🤷‍♀️

[truthfinder]

and, south korean netizens don't like immigrates. so unlike canada, they can't make immigration programs either.