South Korea witness fifteenth month of rising births
In September 2025, 22,369 babies are born, marking an 8.6% rise compared with the same month last year and the highest September figure since 2020. Officials attribute the increase to a rise in marriages, noting that childbirth outside marriage remains uncommon in the country.
Births have trended upward since July 2024. From January to September 2025, a total of 191,040 babies are born, an increase of 12,488 from the same period in 2024, representing the largest year-on-year gain for this timeframe since 2007. Newborn numbers are expected to surpass last year’s total, supported by the continuing rise in both marriages and births since mid-2024.
The country’s total fertility rate rises to 0.85 in September, according to the ministry. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) had reported in March that South Korea’s fertility rate of 0.72 children per woman in 2023 was the lowest in the world.
Demographic experts warn that the long-term decline in fertility could result in the country’s population shrinking by half over the next 60 years.
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