150,000 Seoulites joined ‘loner programs’ last year, with plans for expansion in 2025
“The support centers have been operating in 24 of the capital’s 25 districts since 2021, with the one in Jung-gu currently undergoing remodeling. They run programs for the solitary dwellers, which was surveyed to be 39.3 percent of all households in Seoul, South Korea’s most-populated city.”
“In Seoul’s latest survey of one-person households released in April, 40.6 percent of households with one person were comprised of people in their 60s, followed by 34.9 percent in their 20s and 30s. When asked what the biggest problem living alone was, the highest score was given to ‘balanced diet (4.79 out of 5),’ followed by ‘dealing with medical emergencies (4.71),’ ‘household chores (4.69),’ and ‘social alienation and loneliness (4.43).’ ”