According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, about 59 percent of male respondents stated that their main reason for not getting married was that they could not financially afford it. Among female respondents, the leading reason was not feeling the need to do it, with 43 percent giving that response.
Reasons why people did not get married in South Korea as of May 2023, by gender
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Hankook Research. (June 13, 2023). Reasons why people did not get married in South Korea as of May 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248707/south-korea-reasons-for-not-getting-married-by-gender/
Hankook Research. "Reasons why people did not get married in South Korea as of May 2023, by gender." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248707/south-korea-reasons-for-not-getting-married-by-gender/
Hankook Research. (2023). Reasons why people did not get married in South Korea as of May 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248707/south-korea-reasons-for-not-getting-married-by-gender/
Hankook Research. "Reasons Why People Did Not Get Married in South Korea as of May 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248707/south-korea-reasons-for-not-getting-married-by-gender/
Hankook Research, Reasons why people did not get married in South Korea as of May 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248707/south-korea-reasons-for-not-getting-married-by-gender/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Reasons why people did not get married in South Korea as of May 2023, by gender [Graph], Hankook Research, June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248707/south-korea-reasons-for-not-getting-married-by-gender/