Poor men in South Korea likely single and childless, as those with money get to have it all


The finding came to light in research conducted from 2017 to 2019, which excluded variables related to Covid-19. - AFP

SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Herald/ANN): South Korean men in the top income quintile have a much better chance of tying the knot and having children than those earning less, according to data released on Sunday.

Low-income Korean men are likely to be unmarried and childless till they hit their mid-40s, data from the Korea Labour Institute (KLI) analysing labour and fertility trends showed.

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