Disappearing youth
![A family with a child walks in front of the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday afternoon. The population under 18 is expected to fall below 7 million this year. With the birthrate nosediving, the non-adult population has decreased by more than 2 million over a decade. Last year’s under-18 population was 7.07 million, far below 2014's 9.18 million, according to Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/01/31/bc553c3d-b1a3-4d7c-aa4a-b8a3af94e1b9.jpg)
A family with a child walks in front of the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday afternoon. The population under 18 is expected to fall below 7 million this year. With the birthrate nosediving, the non-adult population has decreased by more than 2 million over a decade. Last year’s under-18 population was 7.07 million, far below 2014's 9.18 million, according to Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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