No. of births in S. Korea down 10.1% y/y in March; deaths up 3.6% y/y

3월 출생아 10.1% 줄고 사망자 3.6% 늘어... 5개월째 인구 자연감소

South Korea reported more deaths than births for the fifth consecutive month in March.
Data from Statistics Korea on Wednesday,... showed there were 24-thousand-378 births in March, down more than 10 percent on-year.
The number of births has been declining for 52 straight months.
The country recorded almost 26-thousand deaths in March, up 3-point-6 percent on-year.
Marriages were down one percent on-year, while the number of divorces plummeted by almost 20 percent.