The birth rate from January to July increased at the highest rate since statistics began… Total fertility rate in July was 0.80.

Cumulative birth rate from January to July: 147,804
Births in July increased by 5.9% compared to the previous year,

On July 24, nurses are caring for babies in the neonatal unit at CHA University Ilsan Cha Hospital in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. [Yonhap News],
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, ‘This year’s cumulative birth rate from January to July registered the highest increase since the start of statistics collection. The total fertility rate in July also recovered to 0.8, continuing the growth trend in births.’,
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, ‘According to the “July Population Trends” report released by Statistics Korea on the 24th, the number of births from January to July this year was 147,804, a 7.2% increase from the previous year.’,
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, ‘This marks the largest growth since related statistics began in 1981. In terms of the scale of birth numbers, it is the largest since 2022 (148,963).’,
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, ‘The number of births in July was 21,803, an increase of 1,223 (5.9%) compared to the same month last year, making it the fifth largest increase rate recorded.’,
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, ‘The rise in the number of births is analyzed to be influenced by an expansion in marriages after the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in the population of women in their 30s, and a positive change in perceptions of childbirth.’,
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, ‘The total fertility rate, which indicates the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime, increased by 0.04 to 0.80 compared to the same month last year. The monthly total fertility rate recovered to the 0.8 range for the first time in five months since February.’,
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, ‘By age group of the mother, the fertility rate decreased in the late 20s but increased in all other age groups.’,
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, ‘By birth order, the proportion of first-borns increased by 1.6 percentage points from the same month last year, while the proportions of second-borns and those beyond the third-born decreased by 1.6 and 0.1 percentage points, respectively. By region, the number of births increased in 13 regions including Seoul and Busan, but decreased in four regions including Gwangju and Sejong.’,
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, ‘The number of marriages, a leading indicator of births, was 20,394, an increase of 1,583 (8.4%) compared to the same month last year. For the month of July, it is the highest since 2016 (21,154). By region, the number of marriages increased in 11 regions including Seoul and Busan, but decreased in six regions including Daegu and Gwangju. During the same period, the number of divorces was 7,826, a decrease of 113 (-1.4%) compared to the same month last year.’,
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, ‘The number of deaths in July was 27,979, a decrease of 200 (-0.7%) from the same month last year. The natural population decline, calculated by subtracting the number of deaths from the number of births, was 6,175, and the country’s population has been declining for 69 consecutive months since November 2019.’