There are nearly 20 percent more single men than single women in Korea, according to a Monday report from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA), matching a historical preference for sons.
  • cron@feddit.orgDeutsch
    27·
    5 months ago

    Since the 1970s, the sex ratio at birth in Korea has exceeded the natural ratio — 104 to 107 boys for every 100 girls.

    The short explanation

    • jsomae
      1·
      5 months ago

      It would need to be at least 120:100 right

      • cron@feddit.org
        7·
        5 months ago

        I don’t understand you…

        If 80 out of 100 women are in a relationship, we can assume that 80 out of 104 men are in a relationship.

        Therefore, 20 women are single, and 24 men are single. In this example, there are 20% more single men than single women.