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One in Five Is Over 65. It Just Happened.
South Korea just crossed the threshold into 'super-aged society' — 20% of its population is now over 65. It took Japan 36 years to reach that mark. Korea did it in 7. Nothing in demographic history has moved this fast.
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South Korea is aging faster than any country in recorded history. It will match Japan's current elderly share by the 2040s — in half the time it took Japan to get there.
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