This infographic is trending because it vividly illustrates the dramatic shifts in Korean marriage patterns over 35 years. The debate over the accuracy of the 1985 data, particularly the seemingly high 'divorce' rate, has sparked widespread discussion and confusion among netizens.
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Why are there so many widowed couples in 2020? There's a lot to think about. The 85 graph's widowed and divorced colors seem swapped. Did people divorce a lot back then?
@nikescar The 1985 stats aren't accurately separated for widowed and divorced, that's why. 2020 is accurate. It's 40 years ago, so understandable.
@언어분석 Ah, so back then widowed was included in divorce. Got it.
@nikescar It's all jumbled together (짬뽕돼 있습니다).
Was the divorce rate really that high in 1985...? Seems a bit off..
Something's off, the 1985 female divorce ratio seems wrong?
@에버리치 The 85 stats aren't accurately separated for widowed and divorced, that's why. 2020 is accurate.
@언어분석 https://kosis.kr/index/index.do It seems to be accurately separated there. It's definitely wrong.
@언어분석 Phew... why should I do that...? I've looked this far for you, so you can do it yourself.
The stats are weird. Even if you use AI, you need to cross-check.