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The problem is that population growth/reduction isn't even. African nations will not stop having kids because S. Korea is having less.


Sure they will[1]. Their declining birth rate just lags SK's by a few decades. Birth rate is generally inversely proportional to development and educational attainment in a country. As "global south" countries catch up on these metrics their birth rates will likely decrease.

[1] https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/AFR/africa/birth-rate




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