据当地媒体周日报道，自1950年至1953年朝鲜战争期间分离以来，在朝鲜有亲属的韩国人数量已降至3.3万以下，标志着这一群体人口持续减少。
The number of South Koreans with family members in North Korea following their separation during the 1950-53 Korean War has fallen below 33,000, marking a continuous drop in their population, local media reported on Sunday.
据韩国统一部数据，首尔的韩联社报道称，现存的分离家属中，三分之二的人已超过80岁。
According to data from South Korea's Unification Ministry, two-thirds of the surviving members of separated families are over 80, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.
截至8月，共有约134,848人登记为在朝鲜有分离家属，但其中仅有32,948人仍在世。
As of August, some 134,848 people haded as having separated family members in North Korea, but only 32,948 of them were still living.
在幸存者中，10,945人年龄在80至89岁之间，11,007人年龄在90岁及以上。数据显示，每年约有3,000名在朝鲜有亲属的人去世。
Of the survivors, 10,945 were aged 80 to 89 and 11,007 were aged 90 and older. The data showed that about 3,000 people with family members in North Korea die each year.
执政党民主党议员吴元植表示：“由于分离家属所剩时间不多，统一部必须现在开始准备，以便在朝鲜与美国恢复会谈时，将朝韩对话作为优先议程项目加以讨论。”吴元植本人在朝鲜也有亲属。
"As not much time remains for separated families, the Unification Ministry must start preparing now so that inter-Korean dialogue can be discussed as a priority agenda item in the event talks resume between North Korea and the United States," said Woo Won-shik, a lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party. Woo himself has family in North Korea.
战争使许多人骨肉分离，但持续的朝韩紧张局势使得团聚变得困难。首尔最后一次为分离家属举办团聚活动是在2018年。
The war left many people separated from their families, but ongoing inter-Korean tensions have made reunions difficult. Seoul hosted reunions for separated families for the last time in 2018.