Number of babies born in January hits record low...Rapid decline rate = South Korea

In South Korea, the number of babies born in January this year remained in the 21,000 range. This means that it has once again hit an all-time low. January is usually the month when the most children are born. However, the decrease
The rate of decline in births is accelerating, and the number of births has fallen to around 20,000. According to the “January Population Trends” announced by the Korea Statistical Office on the 27th, a total of 21,442 children were born in January this year.
It was done. This is a decrease of 1,788 people (7.7%) from the same month last year. This is the first time in 10 months that the monthly number of births has recovered to the 20,000 level since last March (21,218).
However, while January is the month with the highest number of births, this is the lowest number since statistics began in 1981 compared to previous Januarys.
The number of children born in January was 60,000 in 2000, but it decreased to 50,000 the following year, and
From 2002 to 2015, the number of visitors reached the 40,000 level. After falling further to the 30,000 level in 2016, it decreased to the 20,000 level in 2020 (26,646 people), remaining in the 20,000 level for five consecutive years.
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