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2026 Population Policy Assessment: Korea's Birth Rate and the Effectiveness of 200 Trillion Spent
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2026-06-03 21:44:21
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South Korea's total fertility rate improved to 0.76 in Q1 2026 (from 0.72 in 2025), the first increase in 10 years. The government has spent 200 trillion won ($150B) on pro-natal policies since 2006. Which policies worked? (1) Parental leave expansion: 1-year paid leave (80% income replacement) correlated with +0.03 TFR (2) Childcare subsidies: free childcare (age 0-5) correlated with +0.02 TFR. What did not work: cash bonuses (2M won per birth) - negligible impact. Structural barriers remain: housing costs (43% of young couple income), career disruption for women (female employment drops 15% after first child), and cultural shift (30% of young adults 'not planning to have children'). Korea needs housing reform and workplace culture change, not more cash incentives.
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