Why it’s getting harder to get married in Korea

❤️🇰🇷 Learn to speak more Korean with us! (Start here) It’s already well-known that South Korea has the world’s lowest birth rate at around 0.7 and it’s getting lower and lower. But before we even discuss birth rates, we need to talk about the ratio of people getting married, which is also decreasing. Why is that? Here’s Hyunwoo’s take on it. 0:00 Lowest birth rate in the world 0:50 Challenges for marriage in Korea 1:43 Perceptions are changing 2:11 Welcome to TTMIK 3:13 Factor #1: Pressure about houses 8:19 Factor #2: Houses are too expensive 10:47 Factor #3: Media influences 13:05 Stigma about dating apps  13:45 Big changes coming   15:14 Suggest topics!  📚Online Bookstore: 💡Online Korean Courses: 📝Free Korean Level test: #LearnKorean #TTMIK #한국어