The number of unmarried Seoulties in their 30s has doubled over the past decade as more become reluctant to tie the knot due to financial hardship among other reasons.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Friday, the number of unmarried 30-somethings residing in Seoul stood at 656,814 as of the end of 2010, up 97 percent from 322,473 in 2000.
They accounted for 7.9 percent of the Seoul population aged over 15, up from 4.2 percent 10 years ago.
In particular, those aged 30-34 who were still single totaled 431,847, compared with 425,917 in the same age bracket who were married or once married but divorced later.
Of the unmarried Seoul population, 1.59 million were men, accounting for 53.9 percent of the total last year, down from 56 percent 10 years ago.
But the number of unmarried women living in the capital stood at 1.36 million, accounting for 46.1 percent, up from 44 percent over the 10-year period.
The number of divorcees in Seoul totaled 335,849 last year, up 91.8 percent from 175,148 a decade ago.
The number of divorced aged over 50 jumped 211 percent to 166,889 from 53,677, indicating divorce has become more common among older Koreans.