South Korean Birth and Marriage Rates Plummet

As birth and marriage rates continue to plummet worldwide, the South Korean government has begun playing matchmaker in an attempt to stabilize its population. Here’s Why South Korea already had the world’s lowest birth rate in 2021, but in 2022 the fertility rate dropped even lower, from 0.81 to 0.78 children per woman, according to data from Statistics Korea. In 2022 only 249,000 babies were born, 11,500 fewer … Continue reading South Korean Birth and Marriage Rates Plummet