4 in 10 Korean adults want children, but only 1 in 3 women say yes

“Four out of 10 Koreans who are unmarried or married without children say they want to have a child, a survey showed, marking an increase from two years earlier. But the survey also revealed a gender gap, with about half of men saying they wanted children, compared with roughly 1 in 3 women. The Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy released the survey results Thursday. The survey, conducted regularly since 2024, asks adults aged 25 to 49 nationwide about their intentions to marry and have children. The latest poll was conducted in March among 2,800 respondents. The survey found that 67.4 percent of unmarried men and women intended to marry, a 6.4 percentage-point increase from 61.0 percent in the first survey in 2024. Among those who wanted to marry but remained single, 77.7 percent cited not having met the right partner as the reason. Other reasons included the cost of marriage, at 74.2 percent; anxiety over changing roles after marriage, at 52.1 percent; being more focused on other pursuits, at 42.3 percent; and difficulty finding a job, at 31.0 percent. Concer

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