Birthrate is about to reach the 0.6 level...Declining birthrate continues = South Korea

Last year, the number of children born and the total fertility rate in South Korea once again hit record lows. The total fertility rate barely reached 0.7 children, but on a quarterly basis, it hit the 0.6 level for the first time in history.
According to the ``2023 Birth and Death Statistics'' and ``December 2023 Population Trends'' released by the National Statistics Agency on the 28th, the number of children born last year was 230,000, an increase of 1 from the year before (249,200). 9,200,000
The number of people decreased by 7.7%. This is the lowest level ever recorded since statistics were first compiled in 1970. The monthly number of births has been on the decline for 14 months. In September 2022, there will be an increase of 13 people compared to the same period last year.
, there has been a slight rebound. Excluding this, the number has effectively declined for 96 months after increasing by 3,300 in December 2015 compared to the same period last year. Last year, the number of births exceeded 20,000 in January (2017).
3,179 people) and March (21,138 people). In December last year, the number was 16,253, and the number is approaching the 15,000 mark.
The total fertility rate during the same period was 0.72, the lowest since related statistics were compiled.
did. The total fertility rate refers to the number of children a woman is expected to bear during her lifetime. The total birth rate, which was 4.53 in 1970 when statistics first began, has been steadily declining. Since then
It continues to decline, hitting record lows every year. On a quarterly basis, the total fertility rate has already fallen below 0.7. The total fertility rate in the fourth quarter of last year was 0.65, which is 0.65 people compared to a year ago.
05 people decreased. This is the first time since the relevant statistics were compiled that the number has reached the 0.6 level. Normally, the total fertility rate declines from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, so if this trend continues, this year's total fertility rate will be
There is a possibility that the number will drop to 0.6 people. A Statistics Agency official said, ``When we projected the future population last year, we predicted that the total fertility rate for this year would be 0.68.We expect it to converge to that level.''
The forecast is for 230,000 people, but we expect the number to decrease slightly."