No. of marriages in S. Korea rises 8.1% to 7-yr high in 2025

SEOUL - The number of marriages in South Korea increased 8.1 percent from a year earlier in 2025 to post the highest figure in seven years, government data showed Thursday.A total of 240,300 marriages were reported last year, up from 222,400 cases in 2024 and marking the third consecutive year of increase, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics.The 2025 tally was similar to the pre-pandemic level of 239,200 cases posted in 2019. The number of marriages hovered around the 200,000 threshold from 2020-2023, as many couples postponed the event during the pandemic, before the tally re…READ FULL ARTICLE