Number of babies born in October ``19,000''... another ``record low'' = South Korea

In South Korea, the number of babies born in October remained in the 10,000 range, setting a new record low for that month. According to the ``October Population Trends'' released by the Korea Statistical Office on the 27th, there were 20,000 people in October last year.
The number of births in October was 18,904, which was 46, a decrease of 1,742 (8.4%) from last year. This is based on October since the monthly statistical compilation started in 1981.
This is the lowest number since then. However, the rate of decline was slower than in August (-12.8%) and September (-14.6%).
Additionally, the number of children born increased slightly compared to September (18,707).
A National Statistics Agency official said, ``Although there are signs that the rate of decline is slowing, the decline of 8% is still large.''
On the other hand, the cumulative number of births up to October this year was 196,041, down 8.1% from the same period last year, which is also an excess.
This is the lowest figure ever. The number of deaths in October was 30,793, an increase of 1,003 (3.4%) from the same month last year. This is the highest number ever recorded for October.
The number of marriages in October was 15,986, an increase of 154 (1.0%) from the same month last year. The number of divorces in October was 7,916, an increase of 450 (6.0%) from the same month last year.
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