Elderly population exceeded 20% for the first time as the working-age population fell below 70% and the number of children continued to decline.

Korea’s population is aging faster than almost anywhere else in the developed world. More than 1 in 5 — around 11.25 million people — are now aged...

Elderly population exceeded 20% for the first time as the working-age population fell below 70% and the number of children continued to decline.