Yangsan City Accelerates Population Policy with 499.3 Billion Won Investment

First Population Policy Committee Meeting of the Year Held
Deliberation and Approval of Population Policy Implementation Plan

Yangsan City, Gyeongnam held its first Population Policy Committee meeting of the year and deliberated and approved the 2025 Yangsan City Population Policy Implementation Plan.

2025 Yangsan City Population Policy Committee. Provided by Yangsan City

The Population Policy Committee meeting, held on the 14th, was presided over by Vice Mayor Jo Hyeonok. The meeting proceeded with discussions and subsequent approval of the 2025 Yangsan City Population Policy Implementation Plan.

The '2025 Yangsan City Population Policy Implementation Plan' envisions a vibrant city where everyone creates a better future together, with a total of 499.3 billion KRW to be invested in 90 detailed projects.

By sector, the plan is composed of four areas: △ Creating a society where people work and care together: 79.3 billion KRW (27 detailed projects) △ Establishing a healthy and active aging society: 205.6 billion KRW (20 detailed projects) △ A society where everyone's abilities are fully utilized: 62.2 billion KRW (24 detailed projects) △ Responding to changes in population structure: 152.3 billion KRW (19 detailed projects).

Yangsan City has seen a continuous increase in population over the past three years since 2022. However, as the number of deaths is rising faster than the number of births, the city plans to actively and intensively implement policies to support the population growth trend.

In particular, the city plans to proactively respond to demographic changes by newly identifying detailed projects targeting single-person households, isolated and reclusive youth, and by including initiatives to increase the resident population.

Vice Mayor Jo Hyeonok stated, "This year is a crucial period to firmly support the ongoing trend of population growth," and added, "We will review various opinions presented by the committee and feedback from policy stakeholders to supplement the policies so that each implementation plan can be properly carried out."

Yangsan City was the only city in Gyeongnam Province to see a population increase last year. According to recent statistics from Statistics Korea, Yangsan City's total fertility rate, which had fallen below 1.0 in 2021 and continued to decline, rose to 0.84 last year, an increase of 0.034 compared to the previous year. This is higher than the national average total fertility rate of 0.75 and the Gyeongnam Province rate of 0.82 last year.

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