The Associated Press on MSN19d
The number of babies born in South Korea last year rebounded for the first time in nearly a decade
South Korea’s statistics agency said Wednesday that 238,300 babies were born last year, an increase of 8,300 from a year earlier. It said the country’s fertility rate — the average number of babies ...
The New York Times21d
South Korea Has a Small Baby Bump After Years of Decline
South Korea reported a rare increase in births last ... South Koreans are having more babies. The 3.6 percent rise recorded in births last year — the first since 2015 — offered a sliver ...
Conservatives watching South Korean fertility uptick for proof of concept on family policies
The government attributes the reversal to a shift in perceptions surrounding family institutions among people of procreating ...
South Korea’s baby bump
Nam’s employer, construction firm Booyoung, introduced a 100-million-won childbirth bonus in 2023. That shift in mindset ...
The Gazette20d
South Korean births increased last year for the first time in nearly a decade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The number of babies born in South Korea rebounded for the first time in nine years in 2024, welcome news for a country grappling with one of the the world’s most ...
Newsday19d
The number of babies born in South Korea last year rebounded for the first time in nearly a decade
SEOUL, South Korea — The number of babies born in South Korea rebounded for the first time in nine years in 2024, welcome news for a country grappling with one of the the world’s most serious ...
WFMZ-TV20d
South Korean births increased last year for the first time in nearly a decade
South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A nurse takes care of a newborn baby in a neonatal room of a hospital in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Jeon Jin-hwan ...