Number of newborns in S. Korea hit record low in first quarter of 2018
- 6 years ago
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The nation's birthrate was at a record-low level in the first quarter of this year.
According to Statistics Korea's , the number of births fell 9-point-2 percent on-year to 89-thousand 6-hundred in the January to March period.
That's the lowest since monthly records were first compiled in 1981.
The agency warned Korea's birth rate could fall below its death rate, leading to a natural population decrease from 2022... six years sooner than expected.
Key contributor to this unwelcome trend is low number of marriages.
Less than 67-thousand couples tied the knot in Q1, sliding down 3-point-5 percent from 2017.
The nation's birthrate was at a record-low level in the first quarter of this year.
According to Statistics Korea's , the number of births fell 9-point-2 percent on-year to 89-thousand 6-hundred in the January to March period.
That's the lowest since monthly records were first compiled in 1981.
The agency warned Korea's birth rate could fall below its death rate, leading to a natural population decrease from 2022... six years sooner than expected.
Key contributor to this unwelcome trend is low number of marriages.
Less than 67-thousand couples tied the knot in Q1, sliding down 3-point-5 percent from 2017.