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The Korea Herald
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THE INVESTOR
March 29, 2024

Economy

Over 35% of newlyweds childless

  • PUBLISHED :December 26, 2016 - 15:50
  • UPDATED :December 26, 2016 - 15:50
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[THE INVESTOR] More than 35 percent of newlywed couples were childless last year, government data showed on Dec. 26.

According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, some 1.47 million couples married in the past five years as of November 2015, with 80.1 percent of them consisting of first-time brides and grooms.

Out of the total, 35.5 percent of newlywed couples had no kids, while the percentage rose to 42.1 percent in those couples who both work. Among couples with a single breadwinner, however, only 29.9 percent were childless.

Matches with the husband and wife both in their early 30s accounted for 18.8 percent of all newlywed couples, closely followed by duos where the husband was between 30-34 years and the wife between 25-29 years at 18.4 percent.

Also, 506,000 couples, or 42.9 percent, were double-income families, and the percentage reached 50 percent for those who married less than one year ago.

Among 853,000 marriages that include salaried workers, 30.6 percent of them have a combined annual income of 30 to 50 million won, while 21.9 percent are in the basket of 50 to 70 million won, and 18.4 percent are in the 10 to 30 million won income group.

(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)

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