South Korea Sees Record High in 'Gray Divorces'

'Gray divorce' rises to all-time high: report

A record number of married couples in their 60s split up last year, despite a downward trend in South Korea's divorce numbers in past years, government data showed Thursday. Divorces by men and women over the age of 60 reached 13,743 in 2025, up 943 from the previous year and marking the highest figure since the government started the tally in 1990, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The figure accounted for 15.6 percent of all divorces in the country that year, also an all-time h

By The Korea Herald