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.

A recent spike in marriages may have had an impact, as well as the growing proportion of residents born abroad.

South Korea’s birth rate rises for first time in almost a decade - Birth rate saw modest jump of 0.03 after noting a record low of 0.72 in 2023