US EditionSouth Korea sees rare baby boom as marriages rise and policies take root
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 23 – Births increased for the 11th consecutive month with a 6.9% rise between January and May, driven by more marriages and government incentives, according to Statistics Korea.
- In May, South Korea saw nearly a 4 percent increase in births, government data showed Wednesday, marking the highest growth rate for May in 14 years.
- Amid the January-May period, an official at Statistics Korea told AFP that a rise in women in their early 30s led to more marriages, which she added drove the increase in births.
- Statistics Korea reported 106,048 babies born from January to May, a 6.9% increase from last year, an official at Statistics Korea said.
- However, the natural population decline of 8,202 in May persists, and momentum remains insufficient to reverse overall decline, South Korea officials said.
- Modeling suggests the population of South Korea could nearly halve to 26.8 million by 2100, reflecting long-term demographic challenges amid aging trends and low birth rates, similar to Japan's situation.
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For eleven consecutive months, South Korea, which held the sad record of the country with the lowest fertility rate in the world, has been registering a reversal of trend despite a picture that remains far from the substitution rate. From January to May 2025 the growth of births has increased with an increase of 6.9% compared to the same period last year. I deserve above all the public incentives to marriages. But the challenge remains to convin…
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hbl.fiSouth Korea has the world's lowest birth rate and a rapidly aging population. But in the first five months of this year, the country recorded a record increase in newborns.
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South Korea sees record birth rate growth for Jan-May
SEOUL South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told AFP on Wednesday (Jul 23). The country has one of the world's longest life expectancies and lowest birth rates - a combination that presents a looming demographic challenge.
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