South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has declared a 'demographic national emergency' on Wednesday due to the country's record-low birth rate, which reached 0.72 in 2023. This is significantly below the replacement level of 2.1 needed to maintain the current population. The government plans to intensify support for work-life balance, child care, and housing to address the issue. South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, with no province exceeding a 1% rate. High living costs, career priorities, and delayed marriages are contributing factors. Previous government incentives have failed to reverse the trend.
🍼 Britain’s birth rate halves as wealthy countries face ‘low fertility future’ https://t.co/HB5zf7LIm3
Decline in birth rate 1950-2021: 🇰🇷South Korea: 86% 🇨🇳China: 81% 🇹🇭Thailand: 79% 🇯🇵Japan: 77% 🇮🇷Iran: 73% 🇧🇷Brazil: 72% 🇨🇴Colombia: 70% 🇲🇽Mexico: 70% 🇵🇱Poland: 69% 🇹🇷Turkey: 68% 🇷🇺Russia: 67% 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia: 67% 🇲🇾Malaysia: 66% 🇲🇦Morocco: 66% 🇺🇦Ukraine: 66% 🇮🇹Italy: 65%…
Europe's plummeting birth rate timebomb: To keep a stable population countries need a birth rate of 2.1 babies per woman. The continent faces 'staggering social change', writes SUE REID https://t.co/iEXizstOSf https://t.co/aTEw0CIqgA
One of the most important datapoints of all. The total fertility rate is now at record lows - and still falling. In the 60s it was 3.3 children per woman in the developed world. Today: 1.5. & while the UK used to be slightly higher than the OECD average it’s now slightly lower. https://t.co/yszU5Hg6xs
Birth rates in the world’s rich economies have more than halved since 1960 to hit a record low Average # of children per woman across the 38 most industrialized nations has fallen from 3.3 in 1960 to 1.5 in 2022, per a OECD study published Thursday Fertility rate is now well… https://t.co/KaCkLbQedD https://t.co/lvxaNlcFgE
“The lowest fertility rates were recorded in southern Europe and Japan at about 1.2 children per woman, with South Korea having the lowest birth rate at about 0.7.” https://t.co/uWb3UXuUPj
FT: Birth rates in rich countries halve to hit record low Can AI help here? 🤔 https://t.co/HLxmV1Dr2e
🚨🇪🇺EUROPE FACES POTENTIAL DEPOPULATION CATASTROPHE According to researchers, countries need a birth rate of 2.1 children per woman to maintain a stable population. However, in Europe, the figures are far below that and could result in “staggering social change,” according to… https://t.co/duDzX6u4cq
Birth rates in rich countries halve to hit record low Steep decline in fertility will ‘change face of societies’ and affect growth prospects, says OECD https://t.co/XRj19Rpna0
Cool interactive @FT chart shows declining in fertility in rich countries. https://t.co/Y3ITQ92OOs https://t.co/7fKQLbmbLG
Birth rates in rich countries halve to hit record low https://t.co/S2UXNoXHCq
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday declared a "demographic national emergency" as the country's total fertility rate reached a record low of 0.72 in 2023, far below the replacement level of 2.1 required to maintain the current population. https://t.co/S9jobD8JfL
🇰🇷 South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, with no province exceeding a 1% rate. High living costs, career priorities, and delayed marriages contribute to this decline. All government incentives have so far failed to reverse this trend. https://t.co/4qaSJbpWb3
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday declared a "demographic national emergency" amid growing concerns about the Asian country's record-low birth rate. https://t.co/bss9zertcE
(LEAD) (News Focus) Under 'national emergency' over ultralow birth rate, S. Korea to intensify support for work-life balance, child care, housing https://t.co/CqYkIXcXfP
(LEAD) Yoon declares 'demographic national emergency,' vows all-out efforts to tackle low birth rate https://t.co/EaIXSELzAs
(News Focus) Under 'national emergency' over ultralow birth rate, S. Korea to intensify support for work-life balance, child care, housing https://t.co/0lyb0CJAoz
Yoon declares 'demographic national emergency,' vows all-out efforts to tackle low birth rate https://t.co/mDyOBHHTst
(URGENT) Yoon declares 'demographic national emergency,' vows all-out efforts to tackle low birth rate https://t.co/Sxdre5T4kp