Interest is being drawn to the news that the number of non-relative household members living with friends or lovers who are not family members exceeded 1 million for the first time last year.
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Non-relative households refer to households with five or fewer members who are not related to each other.
This includes households living with like-minded friends or living together without marriage. According to the National Statistical Portal of the National Statistical Office, the number of non-relative households nationwide last year was 472,600, up 11.6% from a year ago, the highest number since statistics were compiled.
The number of household members belonging to non-relative households is also increasing.
Last year, the number of non-relative household members was 1,015,100, a 74.0% increase in five years.
47.7%, about half of non-relative households, were found to live in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do.
As the number of different types of households increases, it is pointed out that the laws and systems related to personal deductions and housing subscriptions need to be improved.
Netizens responded, "It's convenient to live with like-minded people, but it's sad that the family seems to be disbanding."