South Korea: record low fertility rate concern: Bank of Korea report
Bank of Korea:
On December 30, a report entitled “Inspection of Population Structural Change Conditions in the Post-Corona Era” was released.
report:
Korea’s total fertility rate
0.98 people in 2018,
0.92 in 2019,
The number dropped to 0.84 in the July-September quarter of this year.
It is expected that such a downward trend will continue in the future.
Statistics Agency:
In the worst case, we expect the birth rate in 2022 to drop to 0.72.
New coronavirus:
The Bank of Korea has analyzed that the birth rate in 2022 could fall below the pessimistic scenario level of the National Statistical Office, considering the new coronavirus.
Number of marriages from March to September:
The number was 118,000, a decrease of 12% (16,000) from the same period of the previous year.
Joongang Ilbo |
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