Total birth rates in major countries around the world fall by half in 60 years... Korea's falls to one-eighth

The average total fertility rate in major countries around the world has fallen to half of what it was in 1960. In South Korea, the rate plummeted to one-eighth over the same period.
According to a research report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the 20th, the average for the 38 OECD countries was 3.34 in 1960.
The total birth rate is expected to fall by more than half to 1.51 in 2022. South Korea's birth rate fell from 6 to 0.78 during the same period, a steep drop to almost one-eighth. This is the OE rate for 2022.
The total fertility rate is the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, and a rate of 2.1 is generally predicted to be the level needed to maintain a stable population.
By country (based on 2022 standards), the numbers are Spain (1.16 people), Italy (1.24 people), Poland (1.26 people), Japan (1.26 people), Greece (1.32 people), and Canada (1.
While the total fertility rate was low in Japan (33 children per woman), South Korea was the only OECD member state with a fertility rate of 1 child or less.