US EditionSouth Korea birth rate jumps but still under key fertility threshold
The 6% rise in births to 254,457 in 2025 reflects more marriages and government support but remains below the 2.1 fertility rate needed to sustain population.
- South Korea has recorded its biggest annual birth rate increase in 15 years, rising over 6% between 2024 and 2025.
- However, South Korea's fertility rate of 0.8 children per woman is still far below the 2.1 threshold needed to maintain its population.
- Experts cite reasons like high child-rearing costs, a competitive society making well-paid jobs difficult, and the double burden on working mothers as key factors for the low birth rate.
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The number of births has grown in the second consecutive year but the population continues to grow. According to projections, at the end of the 21st century, Korea will have about half the current population.
No. of newborns hits 4-year high in 2025
Korea recorded its highest number of newborns in four years in 2025, with the total fertility rate rising from 0.7 to 0.8 for the first time since 2021, government data showed Wednesday. Data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics showed a total of 254,457 babies born in 2025. The figure marked the highest level since 2021, when 260,562 newborns were reported. The number of newborns had dropped to 249,186 in 2022, 230,028 in 2023 and 23…
Last year, the number of children born in Korea was 254,500, an increase of 16,100 in a year. Since 2024, the number of children born has increased for 2 consecutive years, and the number of children born has re-entered 250,000 in 3 years after 2022, when the “250,000 mark” for the number of children born collapsed. The year-on-year increase in the number of children born reached 6.8% last year, the biggest increase in 18 years since 2007 (10.0%…
South Korea sees most births in 15 years as post-Covid wedding boom kicks in - VnExpress International
South Korea has recorded its biggest annual birth rate bump in 15 years, official figures showed Wednesday, but still far below the threshold needed to stop its population shrinking. - VnExpress International
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