According to estimates, South Korea will have approximately 1.99 million elderly one-person households in 2023. This will account for roughly 21 percent of all elderly households in the country. The number and share of older people living alone is expected to increase in the coming years.
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Statistics Korea. (December 14, 2023). Number of elderly one-person households in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232775/south-korea-number-of-senior-single-households/
Statistics Korea. "Number of elderly one-person households in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232775/south-korea-number-of-senior-single-households/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Number of elderly one-person households in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232775/south-korea-number-of-senior-single-households/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Elderly One-person Households in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232775/south-korea-number-of-senior-single-households/
Statistics Korea, Number of elderly one-person households in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232775/south-korea-number-of-senior-single-households/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of elderly one-person households in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Korea, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232775/south-korea-number-of-senior-single-households/