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South Korea’s birth rate rose for the first time in 9 years. Is the world’s lowest fertility rate on the rebound?
South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner.
The birth rate in South Korea rebounded for first time in nearly a decade. Here’s why
South Korea’s birth rate increased for the first time in nine years in 2024. Some 238,300 babies were born last year, an increase of 8,300 from a year earlier, South Korea’s statistics agency said on Wednesday.
South Korean births increased last year for the first time in nearly a decade
The number of babies born in South Korea rebounded for the first time in nine years in 2024, welcome news for a country grappling with one of the the world’s most serious demographic crises. South Korea’s statistics agency said Wednesday that 238,
The number of babies born in South Korea last year rebounded for first time in nearly a decade
The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years, welcome news for a country grappling with one of the the world’s most serious demographic crises
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