SEOUL, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- More than three-quarters of South Koreans registered as members of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War have died without being reunited with relatives in North Korea, official government data showed Thursday. As of Dec. 31, 2025, a total of 134,516 people had registered with South Korea's government as separated family members, the Ministry of Unification said in its latest statistical release . Of those, 101,148 -- about 75% -- were confirmed dead, leaving just