The number of urban households, who moved to rural areas for farming, stood at 10,307 in 2023, down 17.0 percent compared to the previous year, according to Statistics Korea.
After peaking at 14,347 in 2021, the number continued to slide to 12,411 in 2022 and 10,307 in 2023.
Of the total return-to-farm households, those in their 60s accounted for the largest portion of 37.4 percent, followed by those in their 50s with 31.8 percent and 40s with 11.7 percent.
After retiring from their jobs, urban households had increasingly settled in rural areas to spend their later years.
The single-person households took up 76.8 percent of the total returned farmer households, while the two-member households made up 16.8 percent in 2023.
The number of urban households moving to fishing villages tumbled 24.7 percent over the year to 716 in 2023.
Of the combined return-to-fish households, those in their 50s secured the biggest share of 33.4 percent, trailed by those in their 60s with 28.8 percent and 40s with 21.6 percent.
A total of 306,441 households moved to rural areas for non-agricultural jobs in 2023, down 3.9 percent compared to the previous year.
Latest comments