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The total fertility rate in 2023 plummeted to a record low of 0.72 per woman, with the number of newborns recorded at 230,000. It is projected that this year's annual total fertility rate will decline further into the 0.6 range, Statistics Korea said Wednesday.
South Korea, which has the lowest birth rate in the world, saw it fall to a record low last year, the government confirmed Wednesday. The decrease comes...
A drop in birth rates results in fewer marriages and reduced divorces, govt data shows