After eight consecutive years of decline, the number of expected children per woman rose to 0.75 last year from the record ...

The numbers show what officials consider a looming population crisis. South Korea 's fertility rate—the lowest in the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have agreed to launch a joint task force to ...

SEOUL — South Korea is so worried that women are not having enough babies that a slight increase in the birth rate last year ranks as a major triumph for the nation. South Korea’s birth rate rising ...

South Korea saw its fastest-ever growth in births for the month of June, Yonhap News reported Wednesday, citing official data ...

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 ...

South Korea recorded its largest-ever gain in birth rate over the first five months of the year, its statistics agency said Wednesday, amid a looming demographic crisis.

South Korea’s fertility rate has increased for the first time since 2015, offering a glimmer of hope amid the country’s deepening demographic crisis.

“There was a change in social value, with more positive views about marriage and childbirth,” Park Hyun-jung, an official at Statistics Korea, told a briefing, also citing the impact of a rise in the ...