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Slight Increase in South Korean Birth Rate Seen

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.

UPI News on MSN · 2d

South Korea birth rate rises for first time in 9 years on marriage boom

South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first increase in nine years in a slight respite from a looming demographic crisis.

New York Sun · 18h

Slight Increase in South Korean Birth Rate Seen as Major Triumph

The vice chairman of a government committee on aging perceives the ‘rebound as an important step to reverse the long-term trend’ in which the low

Japan, Birth Rate

Associated Press · 23h

Japan’s birth rate fell for a ninth consecutive year in 2024 to hit a record low

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth consecutive year to hit a record low, according to health ministry data.

ProPakistani · 1h

Birth Rate in Japan Drops to Worst Level in History

Japan's birth rate hit another record low in 2024, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline, as more young people delay marriage while the elderly

Firstpost · 4h

Japan’s birth rate falls to lowest in 125 years. Will the country soon go extinct?

The number of newborns in Japan in 2024 dropped to 7,20,988, a five per cent from the previous year. This is the ninth consecutive year that this figure has fallen and the lowest since 1899, sparking concerns about the country’s future.

The New Yorker2d

The Apocalyptic Decline in Birth Rates

Gideon Lewis-Kraus explores whether we’re witnessing the end of children. Plus: Jon Lee Anderson on growing up in a U.S.A.I.D ...

17hon MSN

Amid low birth rates, war and emigration, Ukraine’s numbers are dwindling

In addition to the struggle against Russia, Ukraine faces a more existential battle, its birth rate is plunging and people ...

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