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No. 13 South Korea

2010 Population: 48,875,000
Forecast 2050 Population: 42,343,000
Percent Decrease: 13.4 percent
2010 Population over age 65: 11 percent
Fertility Rate: 1.2
Net Migration Rate: 1

South Korea began a national family planning campaign to reduce unwanted births in 1962 as a way to promote economic growth and modernization, according to the Population Reference Bureau. As a result, the fertility rate dropped to 4.5 by 1970; by 1984 it was down to 1.74. While work opportunities draw immigrants to South Korea, its fertility rate is one of the world's lowest.

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