No. of births in S. Korea down 2.2% y/y in September; deaths outnumber births for 11th straight month

By : Arirang News

Published On: 2020-11-25

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9월 출생아 수 전년동월대비 2.2% 감소...사망자 수 3.4% 증가

The number of babies born in South Korea in September was down two-point-two percent from the same month last year.
According to Statistics Korea, the number of newborns was 23-thousand-566 ... the lowest figure for any September since figures were first compiled in 1981.
The number of births has been dipping on-year for 58 consecutive months.
South Korea also recorded more deaths than births for the 11th straight month.
The number of marriages remained low,... falling by three percent from a year earlier amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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