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A recent spike in marriages may have had an impact after government measures encouraging young couples to get married and ...

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, ...

South Korea’s fertility rate has risen for the first time in nine years, as a surge in marriages after the pandemic spurs ...

South Korea reported a rare increase in births last year as the country grapples with a dwindling population. Its fertility ...

South Korea recorded the first increase in its fertility rate in nine years, in a rare piece of positive news for ...

While South Korea’s fertility rate remained the world’s lowest, the increase marked the first year-on-year pickup since 2015.

South Korea’s birth rate rises for first time in almost a decade - Birth rate saw modest jump of 0.03 after noting a record ...

Rise in fertility follows a wave of marriages which peaked last year with the highest number of ceremonies since 1996 ...

South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first ...

Many saw the rising fertility rate – the first time since 2015 – as a step in the right direction. Read more at ...

Rise attributed to more women of childbearing age, surge in weddings following COVID-19, more people with positive outlook on ...