South Korea predictions for 2030

Read 15 predictions about South Korea in 2030, a year that will see this country experience significant change in its politics, economics, technology, culture, and environment. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A trend intelligence consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends in foresight. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

International relations predictions for South Korea in 2030

International relations predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

Politics predictions for South Korea in 2030

Politics related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

  • This year, India and South Korea lift bilateral trade to $50 billion a year, up from $20 billion in 2018. Likelihood: 80 percent1

Government predictions for South Korea in 2030

Government related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

  • The South Korean government shuts down its ten oldest nuclear reactors by this year. Likelihood: 75 percent1

Economy predictions for South Korea in 2030

Economy related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

  • South Korea raises the value of its trade to US$2 trillion by this year since breaking the $1 trillion mark in 2011. Likelihood: 90 percent1
  • South Korea’s total sales in fisheries grows to 100 trillion won by this year, up from 67 trillion won (US$59.76 billion) in 2016. Likelihood: 80 percent1
  • South Korea’s GDP ranking drops to 14th this year from 13th in 2016. Likelihood: 75 percent1

Technology predictions for South Korea in 2030

Technology related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

  • South Korea develops its high-performance computing infrastructure to establish an exascale supercomputing system. Likelihood: 65 percent1

Culture predictions for South Korea in 2030

Culture related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

  • In South Korea, the number of people aged 6 to 21 falls to 6 million by this year, down from 8.46 million in 2017. Likelihood: 90 percent1

Defense predictions for in 2030

Defense related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

Infrastructure predictions for South Korea in 2030

Infrastructure related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

  • South Korea builds a USD $43.2-billion wind power plant, the world's largest, as part of efforts to foster an environmentally friendly recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Likelihood: 65 percent1
  • The largest wind power plant in the world creates 5,600 jobs and helps achieve South Korea's goal of expanding wind power capacity to 16.5 gigawatts compared to just 1.67 gigawatts in 2021. Likelihood: 60 percent1
  • South Korea expands the country’s offshore wind power capacity to 12 GW by this year, up from 124 MW in 2020. Likelihood: 90 percent1

Environment predictions for South Korea in 2030

Environment related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

  • South Korea cuts emissions 37% below 2020 levels. Likelihood: 60 percent1
  • The South Korean government reduces annual greenhouse gas emissions to 536 million tons by this year, down from 709.1 million tons in 2017. Likelihood: 75 percent1
  • The South Korean government increases the proportion of renewable energy to 20 percent by this year, up from 6.5 percent in 2020. Likelihood: 80 percent1
  • The South Korean government decreases the proportion of coal-fired power generation to 30 percent by this year, down from 40 percent in 2020. 1

Science predictions for South Korea in 2030

Science related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

Health predictions for South Korea in 2030

Health related predictions to impact South Korea in 2030 include:

  • South Korea eradicates tuberculosis (TB) domestically by this year. Likelihood: 100 percent1

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January 7, 2022. Last updated January 7, 2020.

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