South Korea has recorded its biggest annual birth rate bump in 15 years, official figures showed Wednesday, but still far below the threshold needed to stop its population shrinking.That is well ...

South Korea’s fertility rate has climbed for a second consecutive year, bucking a long-term trend of population decline that has plunged the country into one of the world’s worst demographic crises.

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's birthrate rose for a second straight year in 2025, government data ...

The 6.8 per cent jump in births was the second straight yearly rise and the fourth-highest increase since the government began compiling comparable data in 1970.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Korea saw its largest-ever gain in birth rate over the first five months of 2025, its statistics agency said Wednesday. File ...

South Korean youth perceive having children as a source of joy in life, yet they also view it as a growing economic burden compared to their peers in other countries. On the 11th, the Korea Institute ...

South Korea’s birthrate rises again – thanks to ‘echo boomers’ - ‘Echo boomers’ and changing family attitudes fuel strongest ...

South Korea has seen births rise for two consecutive years, but will the trend hold?

Demographer Stuart Gietel-Basten tells The Conversation Weekly podcast why South Korea’s birth rate is climbing, and what that means for the future.

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 ...