South Korea records world’s lowest fertility rate again

Number of children born to a woman - has dropped again in South Korea

South Korea has again recorded the world’s lowest fertility rate with the number sinking to a new low.

 

The rate in the country first dropped lower than one child per woman in 2018.

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But on Wednesday, figures released by the government showed the figure had dropped to 0.81 – down three points from the previous year, and a sixth consecutive decline.

 

In comparison, the average rate across the world’s most advanced economies is 1.6 children.

 

Countries need at least two children per couple – a 2.1 rate – to keep their population at the same size, without migration.

 

Fertility rates have “declined markedly” in the past six decades says the OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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