Single-serving melons

Small watermelons are displayed at a discount mart in Seoul on Tuesday. Small watermelon varieties are gaining popularity as the number of single-person households surges in Korea.

2023-06-13

[Editorial] Not your grandparents’ households

The demographic shifts and the structural changes in households demand corresponding changes in residential, tax, welfare and labor fields.

2023-01-15

Single-person households reach 1.54 million in Seoul in June

The number of people living alone in Seoul reached 1.54 million in June, according to data released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Monday.

2022-08-29

No going back to normal for Korea's bathhouses, jjimjilbang

Businesses across the board are recovering from the pandemic, but one type — the public bath — sustained such damage that it's proven fatal in the case of many establishments.

2022-06-27

Single-person households almost one-third of total

Almost a third of Korean households have just one person.

2021-12-08

Single household registrations hit a high of 40.1%

The percentage of single-person households in Korea surpassed 40 percent for the first time.

2021-10-06

Number of single-person households surprises even Statistics Korea

Nearly one-third of all households are just one person, according to a Statistics Korea report.

2021-08-03

Taking care of the single people

Single-person household are rapidly increasing and the phenomenon will continue, a government survey showed.According to a survey by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the share of one-person households reached 30.4...

2021-05-31

Taking care of the single people (KOR)