SEJONG, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) – The number of babies born in South Korea reached yet another record low in November, data showed Thursday, reflecting the country’s dire population crisis.
A total of 18,982 babies were born in November, plunging 4.3 percent from the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It marked the lowest number for any November since the statistics agency started compiling related data in 1981.
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This wrong post was linked, this was published in Jan 2023 reporting on Nov 2022 numbers.
The correct one is here. (Jan 2024 post reporting Nov 2023 numbers)
https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240124002600320?section=national/national
South Korea is straight up rich dystopia - who’d want to have kids there?