[Economy pick] "I'm not getting married". No.1 is money.

[Anchor]
Lastly, the third topic.

"I'm not getting married" The number one reason is 'money', let's watch the video first.

If you look at the data from the National Statistical Office.The proportion of people who think

should get married' has increased, but nearly half of the people still think they don't have to get married.

The most common reason for not getting married was because of money, right?

[Reporter]
Yes. This is the result of the "2024 Social Survey" released by the National Statistical Office yesterday (12th).

I'll tell you while looking at the graphic.

First of all, 52.5% of the total surveyed said they should or should do marriage.

This is the highest level in 10 years since 2014.

On the other hand, 44.8% of those who think marriage is "good to do or not to do it" or "not to do it."

I answered that nearly half of them don't have to get married.

Then, I found out why you don't want to get married.

Both unmarried men and women cited "lack of marriage funds" as the biggest reason for not getting married.

It was the most common at 31.3% due to lack of marriage funds.

Then, childbirth and rearing were burdensome, so it appeared in the order of back.

As the financial burden of marriage has been cited as a major reason for not getting married, we can see that it is urgent to provide an environment for the younger generation to marry without burden.

[Anchor]
In addition, a study found that housing insecurity, such as an increase in jeonse prices, is the main cause of low birth rates in the metropolitan area, what is this about?

[Reporter]
Yes. I looked at the report released by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements.

The analysis of the causes of low birthrates in the metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas was quite different.

In the metropolitan area, an average 10% increase in apartment lease prices decreases the total fertility rate by 0.01 people.

Therefore, housing instability factors such as an increase in jeonse prices affect the fertility rate.

However, in the case of the non-metropolitan area.

Long-term job prospects and job security issues in the region affected the housing instability effect, according to the survey.

In addition, there was a mutual relationship between the metropolitan area and provinces on the low birth rate phenomenon.

Analysts say that the influx of population from the provinces leads to overcrowding in the metropolitan area and increases in real estate prices, causing housing instability in the metropolitan area.

In this regard, the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements explained that the Seoul metropolitan area should strive for housing stability and that the provinces need balanced development measures.