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flag South Korea's birthrate rose to 0.80 in 2025, its highest in four years, driven by more marriages and women in their early 30s, but deaths still exceeded births.

flag South Korea's birthrate rose to 0.80 in 2025, the highest in four years and the second consecutive annual increase, according to preliminary government data, driven by a post-pandemic surge in marriages and a growing number of women in their early 30s. flag Births rose 6.8% to 254,500, the largest percentage gain since 2007, with Seoul seeing the sharpest fertility increase. flag While experts attribute the rebound to demographic shifts and improving social attitudes, deaths still outpaced births by over 108,000, continuing a six-year population decline. flag The government projects the fertility rate may reach 1.0 by 2031, though structural challenges like high living costs and workplace pressures persist.

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