Eldercare workforce: Projections and policy implications

Junghyun Kwon

No 152, KDI Focus from Korea Development Institute (KDI)

Abstract: Operating beyond the super-aged threshold, Korea faces deepening shortages in its eldercare workforce as the sector struggles to attract workers. While better job quality is imperative to expand this workforce and maintain the quality of life for older adults, incentives for domestic workers alone will not close the gap. Visa policy needs to change to bring in foreign care workers, and care robot technologies should be actively deployed to raise labor productivity in the sector.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.22740/kdi.focus.e.2026.152

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