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In June 2012, South Korea's population reached 50 million, [3] and by the end of 2016, South Korea's population peaked at about 51 million people. [4] However, in recent years the total fertility rate (TFR) of South Korea has plummeted, leading some researchers to suggest that if current trends continue, the country's population will shrink to ...
The table below assembles history and projections for the major regions shown. The numbers show total births minus total deaths per 1,000 population for the region for each time period. The first four columns show actual rate of natural increase. The remaining columns show projections using the medium fertility variant.
Replacement fertility is the total fertility rate at which women give birth to enough babies to sustain population levels, assuming that mortality rates remain constant and net migration is zero. [8] If replacement level fertility is sustained over a sufficiently long period, each generation will exactly replace itself. [8]
South Korea has just 0.78 births per woman—and Seoul, the country's capital, is even worse with a rate of just 0.59. South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate.
The projected fertility rate of South Korea is set to rise in 2024, marking the first increase in nearly a decade in a country grappling with an ageing society and low birth rates. “Recently ...
South Korea has previously projected its fertility rate is likely to fall further to 0.68 in 2024. The capital Seoul, which has the country's highest housing costs, had the lowest fertility rate ...
A 2022 meta-analysis reported that this decline extends to non-Western countries, namely those in Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. [5] This meta-analysis also suggests that the decline in sperm counts may be accelerating. [5] This decline in male fertility is the subject of research and debate.
Total fertility rate in Korea. South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world at 0.78. [58] A variety of explanations have been proposed, ranging from investment in education [59] to birth control, abortion, a decline in the marriage rate, divorce, female participation in the labor force, and the 1997 Asian financial crisis. [60]