2 out of 5 people in their 20s "I can have children even if I don't get married"

[Anchor]
Recently, a survey showed that 7 out of 10 Koreans are open to cohabitation and 3 out of 10 are positive for non-marital childbirth.

So what are the thoughts of those in their 20s who are about to get married?

The young people's perspective on marriage and childbirth, reporter Lee Seung-eun reports.

[Reporter]
Sayuri, who raises her child bravely alone without getting married, is receiving a lot of support from viewers.

According to a recent survey of our people by the National Statistical Office, 34.7% said they can have children without getting married.

In particular, 42.8% of people in their 20s agreed that they can have children without getting married.

Two out of five, nearly 13%p in 10 years. (12.5%p)

[Kim Hee-tae / Jeungsan-dong, Seoul: Various types of families are being created, and I think all of them should be respected]

[JEONG DEN / Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province: Even if you're a single family, I think it's possible if you have a sense of responsibility and financial support]

In fact, unmarried births are on the rise.

Of the 230,000 babies born last year, non-marriage births accounted for 4.7% or 19,900, or one in 20.

Maximum since statistics were created.

The total number of births is only 230,000, which is in contrast to the lowest ever drop.

Only 39.7% of people in their 20s said that marriage is a must.

It's down nearly 12%p (11.5%) from a decade ago.

The biggest reason for this change in perception is the economic reason.

As a result of asking the people why they don't marry, economic problems topped the list, approaching 60%.

Economic problems topped the list even when asked why they did not report their marriage to unmarried couples.

[Lee Sang-rim / Senior Researcher at Seoul National University's Population Policy Research Center (Korea-China Population Forum in September) : It's not that young people will not get married now, but that they choose a life that they can or won't get married in a situation where it's hard to get married.]

We need to lower the social competition pressure of young people and create an environment in which children can grow well regardless of their family type.

I'm YTN's Lee Seung Eun.

Photographer Kwak Young-ju
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Source: Sayuri Instagram and Ministry of Health and Welfare YouTube