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flag South Korea's birth rate rose slightly in October 2025, but the population still declined due to more deaths than births.

flag South Korea's birth rate rose 2.5% year-on-year in October 2025, marking the 16th straight month of growth, with 21,958 babies born, though the pace slowed to its weakest level this year. flag The total fertility rate edged up to 0.81, still far below the replacement level. flag Marriages increased slightly, reaching the highest annual total in seven years, while divorces rose 2.4%. flag Deaths declined 0.3% to 29,739, but the population still dropped by 7,781 due to more deaths than births, continuing a decline since November 2019.

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