South Korea shatters record for world's lowest fertility rate, again

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SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) - South Korea broke its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate, adding to a list of challenges for a government already grappling with slowing economic growth and a spreading coronavirus outbreak.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL - South Korea broke its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate, adding to a list of challenges for a government already grappling with slowing economic growth and a spreading coronavirus outbreak.

The number of babies fell 7.3 per cent in 2019 from the previous year, with the birth rate plummeting among women in their late 20s, the agency said.

 

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