If we take the simplistic assumption that 2.1 children (either through natural birth or immigration) is the replacement rate, we can surmise that for zero growt

If we take the simplistic assumption that 2.1 children (either through natural birth or immigration) is the replacement rate, we can surmise that for zero growth we would need to hover around that number. 0.78 YoY is negative growth and fast and one wonders if a country is able to adapt its infrastructure sufficiently quickly to this new reality in the next few decades. If you look at the projections, SK’s population will peak in 2024 and the drop after that looks quadratic, back to its 1960s population which is right after the Korean War. https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/south-korea-population https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/south-korea-popu...