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.

The country has repeatedly broken its own record for having the world's lowest birth rate: 0.98 babies per woman in 2018, ...

The news follows on the heels of South Korea registering an annual growth in birth rate for 2024, driven in part by a boom in postponed marriages following the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Korea recorded the highest birth rate in more than a decade in May, as a government push for women to have more ...

South Korea sees record birth rate growth for Jan-May Kang Jin-kyu AFP Jul 23, 2025 Updated 5 hrs ago South Korea has one of the world's longest life expectancies and lowest birth rates JUNG Yeon-Je ...

South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told AFP on Wednesday. - Marriage correlation - The increase is attributable "to ...

South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told AFP on Wednesday.- Marriage correlation - The increase is attributable ...

South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told AFP on Wednesday. The country has one of the world's longest life ...