South Korea's birth rate set to rise for the first time in nine years

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SEOUL: South Korea's birthrate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound in marriages that were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Asian country has recorded the world's lowest fertility rates, but the number of newborns between January 2024 and November 2024 rose 3 per cent from a year earlier to 220,094, monthly government data showed on Wednesday (Jan 22). In 2023, newborns fell by 7.7 per cent, extending declines to an eighth consecutive year

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