[앵커]
An analysis has come out that the age at which young people consider themselves adults is getting late, which is affecting the serious low birth rate.
It is said that recommending marriage from those around you can have the opposite effect. If so, reporter Shin Yun-jeong pointed out what low birthrate policies will be needed.
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The first reason why the younger generation is reluctant to have children is financial problems.
The reality is that the money required to raise a child and the anxiety of career interruption due to childrearing are burdensome.
[류태림 (30대) / 보건복지부 2030 청년자문단 : 당장 저도 이제 자녀를 가지겠다는 생각을 했을 때 돈이 얼마나 들까, 이 생각부터 먼저 드는 것 같아요.]
[최선아 (20대) / 보건복지부 2030 청년자문단 : 최소한의 행복을 추구할 때까지는 어느 정도 경제적인 능력이나 직업적인 측면으로 갖춰졌을 때 저는 이제 결혼과 출산을 깊이 있게 고민을 할 것 같습니다.]
As it becomes more difficult to find a job, the period of delaying graduation from college or preparing for various education is also increasing.
Because of this, it is not until the age of 28 that you consider yourself an adult, and eventually, as the age of marriage and childbirth increases, it can lead to a low birth rate.
[유민상 / 한국청소년정책연구원 연구위원 : 성인 이행기의 여러 가지 어려움이 발생을 하고 있고 그런 어려움으로 인해서 결혼과 출산의 선택이 뒤로 미뤄지고 있는 그런 현상들이 보이고 있으므로 그러한 환경의 변화 그리고 자립의 지원을 통해서 저희가 정책을 펼쳐야….]
In addition, as the survey results show that if family members, parents, and acquaintances press for marriage, they become more reluctant to do so, it is pointed out that policies, support, and social structures that can be rational choices are needed, rather than forcing marriage and childbirth.
[최슬기 / 한국개발연구원 국제정책대학원 교수 : 청년들이 겪고 있는 여러 가지 어려움들, 그것에 대한 제도적인 개선 아니면 실질적인 지원 이런 것이 필요하지 계도성인 캠페인 정책은 오히려 부정적인 효과가 나오지….]
Over the past 16 years, 280 trillion won has been poured into jobs for young people and housing support for newlyweds, but there is no significant effect.
The government has decided to improve by integrating and abolishing the low birth rate policies scattered across ministries, but it seems urgent to properly reflect the changed perceptions, situations, and demands of young people.
This is YTN Shin Yoon-jung.
YTN Shin Yun-jung (yjshine@ytn.co.kr)
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