Number of babies born in August reached ``10,000 level''...Most ``significant decrease'' in 33 months = South Korea

In South Korea, the number of babies born in August this year decreased by the most in 33 months compared to the same month last year, reaching the 10,000 level. The Korea Statistical Office announced on the 25th.
According to the "August Population Trends," there were 18,984 children born, a decrease of 2,798 (12.8%) from a year ago.
This was the largest decrease in 2 years and 9 months since November 2020, when there was a decrease of 3,637 people (15.5%) compared to the same month last year.
Additionally, this is the first time since statistics began in 1981 that the number of children born in August has fallen below 20,000.
Furthermore, the crude birth rate, which is the number of children born per 1,000 people, was 4.4, a decrease of 0.6 from last year. This figure is also the lowest in August so far.
Regarding the extent of this decrease, Lim Yong-il, head of the Population Trends Division at Statistics Korea, said, ``In August, the rate of decrease between last year and 2021 was relatively small, so the base effect was
"There is," he explained. The number of births based on August decreased by 2.2% and 0.5% in last year and 2021, respectively, compared to the same month last year.