The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years, welcome news for a country grappling ...

This year, 49 elementary, middle, and high schools will shutter in the East Asian country, 16 more than last year and more ...

A recent spike in marriages may have had an impact after government measures encouraging young couples to get married and ...

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Japan’s most recent fertility data showed a rate of 1.20 births per woman in 2023. One major factor behind Japan’s declining ...

While South Korea’s fertility rate remained the world’s lowest, the increase marked the first year-on-year pickup since 2015.

For the first time in nine years, the number of babies born in South Korea increased in 2024, marking a significant moment in ...

Japan witnessed a record low of 720,988 births in 2024, highlighting an aging and shrinking population. Despite initiatives ...

SEOUL: 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 (Feb 26), in a sign that the country's d ...

Many saw the rising fertility rate – the first time since 2015 – as a step in the right direction. Read more at ...

The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 720,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year of decline, the ...

Number of women having babies plummets for ninth consecutive year as concerns about rapidly ageing and shrinking population ...