South Korea’s military shrinks 20% in six years amid record-low birthrate
South Korea’s military shrinks 20% in six years amid record-low birthrate
South Korea's military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop in the population of males of enlistment age for mandatory service in the country with the world's lowest birth rate.
South Korea's military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop in the population of males of enlistment age for mandatory service in the country with the world's lowest birth rate.