South Korea is seeing an unexpected baby boom, with birth rates rising at a record pace during the first five months of the year, the fastest growth since records began in 1981.

The surge follows South Korea’s first annual increase in births in more than a decade, which was fuelled by an increase in ...

South Korea recorded its largest-ever gain in birth rate over the first five months of the year, its statistics agency said ...

For eleven consecutive months, South Korea, which held the sad record of being the country with the lowest fertility rate in ...

Births have risen for 10 consecutive months, but the world's lowest fertility rate remains far below replacement levels.

Driven by rising marriages and supportive government policies, the number of newborns in South Korea increased for the 11th ...

South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first increase in nine years in a slight respite from a looming demographic crisis.

South Korea is determined to boost its birth rate, having joined Japan as a "super-aged" society, with more than 20 percent of the population now over 65.

South Korea recorded the highest birth rate in more than a decade in May, as a government push for women to have more children shows early signs of success.