More than 80 percent of young Koreans said they are interested in marriage, compared with 57.6 percent of young Japanese singles, a Sunday survey showed. The poll surveyed 2,000 Koreans and 2,000 Japanese aged 20 to 39 from June to July. Among Koreans, 18.6 percent said they had no interest in ever getting married, versus 42.4 percent of Japanese. The most popular marriage condition in both countries was employment and income stability for both spouses.
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, chief of the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), gives opening remarks at a meeting of a Korea-Japan committee on tackling low birth rates in Sendai, Japan, Sunday. Courtesy of KCCI
More than 80 percent of young Koreans are interested in marriage compared with just 57.6 percent of young Japanese singles, a survey showed Sunday.
The poll was conducted on 2,000 Koreans and 2,000 Japanese aged 20 to 39 from June to July, and found that 81.4 percent of the surveyed Koreans were interested in marriage, according to a bilateral committee dealing with promoting regional growth and tackling low birth rates and aging societies.
The committee was launched on the occasion of a Korea-Japan summit last year and is co-headed by the chiefs of each country's Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
