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flag South Korea sees birth rate rise for 11th month, but faces continued demographic challenges.

flag South Korea's birth rate has increased for the 11th consecutive month, rising 3.8% in May to 20,309 newborns, with marriages up 4%. flag Despite this, the total fertility rate is still below the replacement rate of 2.1, due to high housing costs and unemployment discouraging younger generations from having children. flag The country faces a natural population decline of 8,202 in May, with concerns over a potential demographic cliff.

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