SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in April amid the chronically low birthrate, while that of deaths hit an all-time high due to rapid aging and the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. A total of 21,124 babies were born in April, down [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea fell to another record low in February, data showed Wednesday, illustrating the country’s gloomy demographic situation and chronically low birthrate. A total of 20,654 babies were born in February, down 3.2 percent from the previous year, according to the data compiled [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The dramatic victory of the conservative President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is leading to opposition from women in their 20s and 30s. In protest against his policies and pledges that are seen as anti-women, many young Korean women are stepping up to ‘boycott childbirth’ during his presidency. A number of posts [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s total fertility rate hit a record low last year as the number of childbirths continued to fall, data showed Wednesday, underlining the country’s bleak demographic situation. The country’s total fertility rate — the average number of children a woman bears in her lifetime — came to 0.81 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — 6 out of 10 South Korean women who gave birth last year worked during their pregnancy, more than 75 percent of whom returned or plan to return to work after giving birth, a survey showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a survey of 3,127 women who [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in November last year, data showed Wednesday, underpinning the country’s gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate. A total of 19,800 babies were born in November, down 1.3 percent from the previous year, according [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea sank to a record low in October, data showed Wednesday, highlighting the country’s bleak demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate. A total of 20,736 babies were born in the country in October, down 5.2 percent from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in September, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country’s bleak demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate. A total of 21,920 babies were born in September, down 6.7 percent from the previous year, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next January, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) will offer larger childbirth subsidies that are provided as credit/debit card vouchers. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the NHIS announced Thursday that relevant legislation will come into effect on January 1, 2022. According to the new legislation, a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dropped to a record low in August, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country’s gloomy demographic situation with its chronically low birthrate. A total of 22,291 babies were born in August, down 0.5 percent from a year earlier, according to the data [...]