South Korea’s statistics agency said Wednesday that 238,300 babies were born last year, an increase of 8,300 from a year ...

South Korea reported a rare increase in births last year as the country grapples with a dwindling population. Its fertility ...

Policy efforts to incentivise companies and Koreans to embrace parenthood have started to pay off — but not for everyone ...

A recent spike in marriages may have had an impact after government measures encouraging young couples to get married and ...

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, ...

The vice chairman of a government committee on aging perceives the ‘rebound as an important step to reverse the long-term ...

A shift in societal norms could prove pivotal in a country that over the past decade has seen its birthrate plummet to the ...

SEOUL — The number of births in South Korea rose last year for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in ...

For the first time in nine years, the number of babies born in South Korea increased in 2024, marking a significant moment in ...

South Korea recorded the first increase in its fertility rate in nine years, in a rare piece of positive news for ...

South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first ...