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Sep 11, 2026CONTEXT

President Lee Calls for Comprehensive Population Policy Framework

At a meeting with senior secretaries and aides, President Lee Jae Myung called for a population policy framework that addresses not only birth rates and aging, but also balanced regional development, changing family structures, youth employment, and work–family balance.

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Launch of the Population Strategy Committee and National Population Strategy

This issue tracks the South Korean government's expansion and reorganization of the former Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy into the Population Strategy Committee, as well as the development of a long-term national population strategy. It covers not only low birth rates and aging, but also regional population imbalances, migration, changes in household composition, employment, housing, and care.

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