Published On: Wed, Feb 26th, 2025

South Korea’s fertility rate rises for the first time in 9 years

An East Asian woman wearing a yellow sweater sits on a black leather couch holding an infant child.

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner.

CBC | World News

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South Korea’s fertility rate rises for the first time in 9 years