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South Korea's February Births Hit Highest Level for the Same Period in Nearly Seven Years
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Statistics Korea released the "Population Trends" data today (22nd), showing that the number of births in South Korea in February this year reached 22,898, representing a YoY increase of 13.6% (up 2,747), marking the highest level for the same period since 2019 (25,710). Monthly births have maintained growth for 20 consecutive months since July 2024. The total fertility rate in February stood at 0.93, up 0.1 YoY. During the same period, the number of deaths decreased 3.5% YoY to 29,172. As a result, the natural population decline totaled 6,275. Marriage registrations in February fell 4.2% YoY to 18,557 couples. According to Statistics Korea, this was mainly due to three fewer government working days YoY in February as a result of the Lunar New Year holiday. (hc/u) This article was automatically translated by AI, the Chinese version should be considered the authoritative version. AASTOCKS.com Limited does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any damages or losses arising from the use of this translation. Auto-translated by AI AASTOCKS Financial News |
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