Kim Jong-un will be happy about reports on arch enemy South Korea's declining population rate. Source: AP
IT'S news that's music to Kim Jong-un's ears and might even make him crack a smile.
And if reports are true that arch enemy South Korea is breeding itself into extinction then Dear Leader will no doubt be a very happy man.
The future of South Korea is under threat with the Asian nation suffering such an alarming declining fertility rate that it will cease to exist by 2750, it has been predicted.
A study by The National Assembly Research Service in Seoul has warned the nation needs to take urgent action to address the issue or face the worse case scenario future, The Telegraph reported.
According to the study, the country's fertility rate hit a new low of 1.19 children per woman last year which is worryingly below the fertility rate needed to sustain South Korea's 50 million population.
It predicts that South Korea's population will plummet to 40 million by 2056 and drop to just 10 million in 2136.
Rising healthcare costs and a growing ageing population are also throwing up new challenges to South Korea which 38 per cent of its population set to retire by 2050, The Telegraph reported.
The nation's expected fertility dive is in start contrast to a French study released last year into world population levels which are on the rise.
The biannual report by the French Institute of Demographic Studies predicts there will be 10 to 11 billion people on the planet by the end of the century, rising from 9.7 billion in 2050 from the current level of 7.1 billion.
According to its authors, by 2050, India will lead the world population charge with 1.6 billion people, followed by China in second place with 1.3 billion.
South Korea is suffering a very-low fertility rate. Source: AFP
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