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South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first ...

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South Korea's fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, ...

South Korea's birthrate, the lowest in the world, rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, as more couples tied the ...

South Korea's fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, ...

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

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, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis ...

Rise in fertility follows a wave of marriages which peaked last year with the highest number of ceremonies since 1996 ...

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