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The country with the lowest birth rate recorded in human history is South Korea. According to statistics announced in 2023, the birth rate has dropped to 0.72. Marriage rates and numbers are falling, South Korean couples are having fewer and fewer children, and the country's elderly population and rate are rapidly increasing. This is despite the amount of marriage incentives exceeding hundreds of billions of dollars. How did South Korea come to this process, why are the measures not working? Mehmet Yaşar Altundağ explains. 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Why is a crowded population important? 02:10 Malthus' trap 03:37 The emergence of the modern state and demography 04:27 Basic concepts in demography 06:55 Population statistics in South Korea 10:00 South Korea's 1960-80 period 11:46 Demographic transformation theory 14:24 The excessive cost of having children 16:19 Housing prices 20:43 Why are South Korea's incentive policies not working? 26:32 Chaebols' impact on fertility 29:39 Women vs. men wars 32:55 Society vs. individualism 33:48 Lessons to be learned from Turkey 34:34 Conclusion Join this channel to benefit from the privileges: / @49w Or become our patron via the link below. / kirkdokuzw Website: https://kirkdokuzw.com Social Media: / discord / kirkdokuzw / kirkdokuzw / kirkdokuzw