Why Korean males marry with foreign females?/ Sujin LEE(12/05)

  There was a preference for boys in past South Korea. So there was a time when many people had abortions if they got girls. Therefore, compared to men who are now marrying, the number of women is less. Also, there are increasing numbers of women who wish not to marriage. Because of this, Korean men can not find marriage in Korea and marry international marriages. This phenomenon is due to the preference for boys in the past.

Korea National Statistical Office- Male and female population trends in the marriage age.

   Black line on the top shows male population in the marriage age. Gray line under the black means females population in the marriage age. The unit of research is ten thousand.