South Korea’s birth rate, already the world’s lowest, has dropped yet again in the latest setback to the country’s efforts to boost its declining population. The national statistics body reported Wednesday that the birth rate fell to 0.72 in 2023 — down from 0.78 the previous year. Cou...
South Korean Birth Rate World's Lowest in Struggle for Balance: Report More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Women attend a protest as a part of the #MeToo movement on International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL ...
South Korea’s birth rate, already the world’s lowest, has dropped yet again in the latest setback to the country’s efforts to boost its declining population. The national statistics body reported Wednesday that the birth rate fell to 0.72 in 2023 — down from 0.78 the previous year. ...
Rosstat prepares a demographic forecast annually for the country using three scenarios - low, medium, and high - based on various assumptions regarding future trends in birth and death rates and migration. Rosstat did not prepare a 2020 forecast in view of the upcoming census and is supposed to...