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How South Korea’s army is shrinking owing to population drop
Published on: Aug. 11, 2025, 7 p.m. | Source: Firstpost
South Korea's military faces a sharp decline in soldiers due to the world's lowest birth rate, a new report by the country's defence ministry has highlighted. The size of the army has fallen by 20 per cent in just six years, to just around 450,000 active troops
