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South Korea in demographic crisis as many stop having babies

Portraits of Yoo Young Yi and her husband Jo Jun Hwi are displayed as they watch their YouTube channel at their house in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Seo Ji Seong, right, and her husband Kim Dong Uk speaks during an interview at their home in Anyang, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Yoo Young Yi speaks as her husband Jo Jun Hwi listens during an interview at their home in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Yoo Young Yi watches her husband Jo Jun Hwi as he speaks during an interview at their home in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Kang Han Byeol, a 33-year-old graphic designer, left, speaks as Ha Hyunji, 26-year-old, right, listens during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Yoo Young Yi holds her smartphone showing her and her husband Jo Jun Hwi's YouTube channel at their house in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Seo Ji Seong, right, her husband Kim Dong Uk, their children and a dog are seen after an interview at their home in Anyang, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Yoo Young Yi and her husband Jo Jun Hwi watch their YouTube channel at their home in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)