South Korea's birth rate is projected to increase in 2024 for the first time since 2015, driven by a rebound in marriages delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country, which has faced the world's lowest fertility rates, witnessed a 3% rise in newborns from January to November 2024 compared to the previous year.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea ’s birth rate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound in marriages that were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Asian country has recorded the world’s lowest fertility rates, but the number of newborns from January 2024 to November 2024 rose 3% from a year earlier to 220,094, monthly government data showed Wednesday. In 2023, the number of newborns fell 7.
8% of South Koreans opposed births outside marriage, though that was down from 77.5% a decade ago. In neighboring China, the number of births rose 5.8% to 9.54 million in 2024, also boosted by delays in marriages due to the pandemic. The number of marriages in South Korea in the January-to-November period jumped 13.5%, to 199,903. That figure, unless there is a change in December, will mark the biggest annual increase since 1980.
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