South Korea has become a “super-aged” society with one in five people aged 65 or older, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic crisis.

South Korea has become a "super-aged" society with one in five people aged 65 or older, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the country's deepening demographic crisis.

This may very well be the greeting for New Year’s Day in 2025. Last year, Korea’s population aged 65 and over surpassed 20 percent, marking the beginning of its era as a super-aged society.

South Korea is now officially a “super-aged” society, with one in five people 65 or older, according to data released on Tuesday, further worsening the country’s demographic crisis.

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South Korea has become a “super-aged” society with one in five people aged 65 or older, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic crisis.