THE country's fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, ...

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South Korea’s birthrate, the lowest in the world, rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, as more couples tied the ...

South Korea's birth rate rose last year for the first time in a decade, official data showed on Wednesday, bucking a trend ...

SEOUL: South Korea’s birth rate has risen for the first time in nearly ten years, offering a glimmer of hope in the face of a ...

The number of births in South Korea rose last year for the first time in more than a decade on the back of a rise in ...

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

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

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

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

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 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 ...