Births up 11% in July, extending gains to 25th consecutive month
Marriages and births both rose as the total fertility rate climbed to 0.89, but deaths still outnumbered births by 4,647.
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The cumulative number of births from January to July this year exceeded 170,000, marking the highest figure in seven years. The monthly birth rate in July also continued its upward trend for 25 consecutive months since July 2024. As marriages increase and perceptions of childbirth become more positive, the number of births
(Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Song Jeong-eun = The number of babies born in July this year reached its highest level in seven years.
The number of babies born in July increased by 11.1%, marking 25 consecutive months of growth... the highest growth rate for July in 19 years. The number of babies born in July of this year increased by 11.1% compared to the same month last year, recording the highest growth rate for July in 19 years since 2007. July 2026, announced by the National Data Center on the 23rd
Cumulative 170,000... 14.7% compared to the previous year ↑ fertility rate of 0.89... Seoul's population also rebounded, and the number of babies born by July of this year surpassed 170,000, the highest number in 7 years. In the midst of an overall population decline trend that has continued since 2019 due to a recent rebound in births this year, the population of Seoul rose sharply after 5 years. According to the “July Population Trend” publish…
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