Third quarter birth rate ``lowest ever'' = South Korea

In South Korea, the total birth rate in the third quarter (July-September) of this year was 0.7. This is the lowest figure in the third quarter so far. Also, the birth rate decreases towards the end of the year.
Given this decline, we cannot exclude the possibility that the number will fall further to the 0.6 level in the fourth quarter. According to the “September Population Trends” released by the Korea Statistics Authority on the 29th, the total population for the third quarter
The birth rate was 0.70, a decrease of 0.10 from a year ago. This is the same birth rate as the fourth quarter of last year and the second quarter of this year, which were the lowest since related statistics began in 2009.
This is the lowest figure on a quarterly basis. On the other hand, the number of children born in the third quarter was 56,794, a decrease of 7,381 (11.5%) compared to the same period last year. Also, the number of deaths in the third quarter was 8
There were 7,143 people, an increase of 1,797 (2.1%) compared to the same period last year.