[Golf Topic] Domestic Golf Course Golf-Playing Population to Decrease by 10.7% by 2026

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘10.7% decrease by 2026’.

It is forecasted that the golf-eligible population per golf course in Korea will decrease by 10.7%, from 73,000 last year to 65,200 in 2026. According to the ‘Leisure White Paper 2022’ recently published by the Korea Leisure Industry Research Institute, golf courses in the Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam region are expected to decrease by 22.1%, and those in the Daejeon·Sejong·Chungnam region by 20.9% by 2026. The golf-eligible population was calculated based on the future population projections by Statistics Korea for ages 15 to 74.

In the Seoul metropolitan area, the golf-eligible population is expected to decrease by only 3.8%, from 108,300 last year to 104,200 in 2026, so the difficulty in making reservations is not expected to change significantly. In Jeju Island, although the oversupply of golf courses continues and new golf course supply has stopped, the population is increasing, making it the only region with growth from 13,200 last year to 14,300 in 2026. Last year, the golf-eligible population per golf course was 108,300 in the Seoul metropolitan area and 100,000 in the Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam region.

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