[Graphic News] Survey finds Seoul heads of household getting older, family size shrinking

The average age of heads of household in Seoul was 51.8 last year, up 2.9 years from five years ago, a survey by the city government showed.

The annual survey of citizens‘ lives conducted from September-October also showed the average size of households shrank to 2.33 members from 2.64 in 2015.

One-person households accounted for 33.4 percent of the total, followed by two persons with 25.8 percent, three persons with 20.6 percent and four persons with 15.8 percent. (Yonhap)