‘At risk of extinction’: South Korea’s second city fears demographic disaster
- Posted on February 9, 2025
- By Financial Times
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‘At risk of extinction’: South Korea’s second city fears demographic disaster
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Busan is shrinking faster than any other metropolitan area in a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate