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Rise in fertility follows a wave of marriages which peaked last year with the highest number of ceremonies since 1996 ...

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

While South Korea’s fertility rate remained the world’s lowest, the increase marked the first year-on-year pickup since 2015.

South Korea's fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, ...

South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first ...