According to the 2024 newlywed statistics, there were 952,000 newlywed couples, a decrease of 2.3% from the previous year. Among first-time newlywed couples, the proportion of couples with children was 51.2%, a decrease of 1.3%p from the previous year, and the average number of children was 0.61, a decrease of 0.02 from the previous year.
The childcare types for children under 5 years old of first-time newlywed couples were daycare centers (47.6%), home care (47.1%), and kindergartens (3.7%). The proportion of dual-income couples was 59.7%, an increase of 1.5%p from the previous year, and the annual average income was 76.29 million won, an increase of 5.0% from the previous year.
The proportion of newlywed couples with loans was 86.9%, a decrease of 0.9%p from the previous year. The main type of residence for first-time newlywed couples was apartments (77.0%), an increase of 2.5%p from the previous year, and the proportion of first-time newlywed couples owning a house was 42.7%, an increase of 1.9%p from the previous year.