South Korea's military has shrunk by 20% in six years as male population drops

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop in the population of males of enlistment age for mandatory service in the country with the world’s lowest birthrate, a report said on Sunday. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2025/08/10/south-korea039s-military-has-shrunk-by-20-in-six-years-as-male-population-drops