S. Korean population falls
韩全年人口首次负增长
South Korea's population fell year-on-year for the first time in 2020, census¹ data showed Sunday, with a record low number of births getting surpassed by deaths to cause a natural decrease.
1月3日公布的韩国人口普查数据显示，2020年韩国首次出现人口负增长，死亡人口数超过新生人口数，新生人口数创历史新低。
According to the latest census figures released by the Ministry² of Interior and Safety, South Korea had 51,829,023 people as of Dec 31, 2020, down 20,838 from the end of 2019.
根据韩国行政安全部公布的最新人口普查数据，截至2020年12月31日，韩国人口为5182万9023人，同比上年减少了20838人。
For 2020, South Korea reported 275,815 births, down 10.65% from the previous year.
2020年韩国新出生人口数为27万5815人，同比上年减少10.65%。
But 307,764 people died in 2020, a 3.1% increase from 2019.
但是，2020年死亡人口数为30万7764人，同比上年增加3.1%。
In an increasingly aging society, the 60-and-over population made up 24% of the country.
韩国社会老龄化日益加重，60岁以上的人口占全国总人口的24%。
The census data also showed a 2.72% increase in the number of households, which now sits at 23,093,108. That is largely attributed to the rise in single-person households.
人口普查数据还显示，由于独居人口比例上升，韩国家庭户数增加了2.72%，目前共有2309万3108户。

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