South Korea's total fertility rate, the average number of babies a woman is expected to have during her reproductive life, stood at 0.80 in 2025, up from 0.75 in 2024, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. SEOUL: South Korea's birthrate rose for a second straight year in 2025, government data showed on Wednesday (Feb 25), in a further sign that a country facing a demographic crisis for nearly a decade may be starting to turn a corner.  South Korea's total