{
  "id": 6289346,
  "title": "Korea sees rise in couples with older wives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/korea-sees-rise-in-couples-with-older-wives-6289346",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/others/20260909/korea-sees-rise-in-couples-with-older-wives"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Marriages between younger Korean men and older Korean women accounted for nearly 20% of first marriages last year, marking a significant increase over the past decade. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reported that older wives now represent 1 in every 5 first marriages in Korea. The trend shows a steady rise in recent years, with the percentage of older wives increasing from 14.9% in 2010 to 19.9% in 2024. This represents a 5.3% rise in the proportion of couples with an older wife over the past 15 years.",
  "summary": "com. Marriages between younger Korean men and older Korean women accounted for just over 20 percent of first marriages last year, meaning roughly 1 in 5 couples consisted of a wife who was older than the husband. The share of couples with an older husband, meanwhile, continues to decline annually. Over the past 15 years, it fell by 6.1 percentage points,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea sees rise in couples with older wives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/korea-sees-rise-in-couples-with-older-wives",
        "published": "2026-09-08T15:02:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}