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http://dx.doi.org/10.7851/Ksrp.2019.25.4.099

A Sudy on Population Change and Projection in Korean Mountainous Area  

Chang, Chuyoun (Div. of Forest Industry Research, National Institute of Forest Science)
Bae, Jae Soo (Div. of Forest Industry Research, National Institute of Forest Science)
Seol, Ara (Div. of Forest Industry Research, National Institute of Forest Science)
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Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning / v.25, no.4, 2019 , pp. 99-107 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper analyzed the characteristics of population change from 2000 to 2018 in 466 mountainous areas using resident registration data from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and projected the population in those areas through 2050 with the cohort change ratio method. The population had dramatically decreased from 2000 to 2009. With the slowing population decrease after 2010, the population has increased gradually since 2014. Especially the population of ages over 65 in 2018 had increased 34% compared to 2000, while the working age population had decreased 29%. This shows that population aging becomes serious problems in the mountainous area. Assuming the cohort change ratios from 2010 to 2015 and child-woman ratio in 2015 remain constant, it appeared that the projected population of the mountainous area dropped to 1.26 million in 2030 and 820,000 in 2050. It is expected to have a population with an inverted pyramid structure showing a gender imbalance with more females in 60's and 70's. Although it continues to show the recent population growth in mountainous area, population in mountainous area is expected to consistently decrease. Therefore, it is required to develop policies and strategies to promote an influx of people into mountainous area for maintaining functionality and sustainability of mountainous areas.
Keywords
Mountainous area; population; projection; cohort-change ratio method;
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