FreedLife Analyzes 10 Years of Funeral Big Data: "Funeral Culture Has Dramatically Changed"

Changes in Funeral Culture Revealed Through 10 Years of Big Data
Cremation Rates Rise, Traditional Burials Decline
Growing Interest in Natural Burials and Customized Religious Services

FreedLife revealed on the 21st the changes in South Korea's funeral culture observed through a decade of funeral ceremony big data collected from 2015 to last year.

According to FreedLife, the big data analysis confirmed several trends: the overwhelming dominance of cremation and a decrease in burials, increased interest in and use of natural burials, and continued demand for customized funeral services by religion.

FreedLife revealed on the 21st the changes in South Korea's funeral culture observed through a decade of funeral ceremony big data conducted since 2015. FreedLife

The analysis showed a shift in preference for burial methods from traditional burial to cremation. Cremation accounted for 69% of all burial methods in 2015, but rose to 81% last year. In contrast, traditional burial decreased from 18% to 6% over the same period. Natural burials, such as tree and marine burials, which were institutionalized in January of this year, increased by approximately 91% compared to 2015.

In terms of funeral formats, traditional funerals remained dominant, while demand for customized religious funeral services also persisted. Traditional funerals accounted for 54.7% in 2015 and 55.7% last year. Religious funeral ceremonies declined slightly from 45% to 44.3% during the same period, with Christian ceremonies at 24%, Buddhist ceremonies at 13%, and Catholic ceremonies at 7%.

A FreedLife representative stated, "As a leading company in promoting a beautiful memorial culture, we will continue to pursue new and innovative initiatives to realize the public value of the funeral service industry."

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