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South Korea birthrate rises for first time in 9 years, marriages surge

Since 2018, South Korea has been the only member of the OECD with a birth rate of below 1.

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People use escalators outside a train station in Seoul on February 26, 2025. South Korea's birth rate rose last year for the first time in almost a decade, official data showed on February 26, 2025 bucking a trend in a country battling a demographic crisis. PHOTO: AFP

February 26, 2025

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