South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all
1 year, 9 months ago

South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all

NPR  

South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all Enlarge this image toggle caption Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Yun-Jeong Kim grew up imagining what her future family would look like — married with several kids, a nice home and a dog. In South Korea, the fertility rate — the average number of children born to a woman in her reproductive years — is now 0.78, according to figures released by the Korean government in February. Sponsor Message Stone has studied global attitudes toward work and found that countries where people place a high importance on work and derive more personal value from their job are associated with lower fertility rates. Sponsor Message "Although no previous governments in South Korea managed to reverse the downward trend in fertility rates for the past decade, the current government's policies could make it even more difficult to tackle the issue than it already is," she said.

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Elon Musk claims Singapore will be extinct. What's behind Asia's baby crisis?
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Elon Musk claims Singapore will be extinct. What's behind Asia's baby crisis?

India Today  

"Singapore are going extinct," tech titan Elon Musk tweeted, highlighting a pivotal concern grappling several Asian countries -- declining fertility rates and a rise in ageing populations. Musk, who has urged people to have more babies to prevent a global population collapse, was responding to an article on Singapore's "baby crisis". While South Korea's fertility rate has plummeted to an …

South Korea's bold policies to boost birth rate amid demographic crisis
3 weeks ago

South Korea's bold policies to boost birth rate amid demographic crisis

India Today  

In the face of a demographic crisis marked by plummeting birth rates, South Korea is ramping up efforts to encourage child-rearing with a host of government-backed incentives. THE ROOT OF THE CRISIS South Korea’s declining birth rate stems from several factors: soaring housing costs, intense work cultures, gender inequality, and the high costs of raising children. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES AT A …

Why South Korea could become the first country to disappear from Earth
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Why South Korea could become the first country to disappear from Earth

Firstpost  

South Korea, once known for its economic growth and modernisation, is now facing a major fertility crisis. In a statement, the commission said, “Through this survey, we plan to re-evaluate the country’s birth promotion policies to determine whether direct financial subsidies could be an effective solution.” Presently, parents in South Korea receive between 35 million won and 50 million won …

Fertility rate on decline in India: Is it headed the alarming South Korea way?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Fertility rate on decline in India: Is it headed the alarming South Korea way?

India Today  

In 2023, South Korea reached a shocking new milestone in its demographic trajectory--its fertility rate plummeted to an unprecedented low of 0.72 children per woman. Workforce Shrinkage: With fewer young people entering the labour market, South Korea may face a shortage of workers in key sectors, resulting in slower economic growth and potential labour shortages. A youthful population has been …

South Korea’s fertility rate set to rise for first time in nine years
3 weeks, 6 days ago

South Korea’s fertility rate set to rise for first time in nine years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The projected fertility rate of …

The country with lowest fertility rate gives medals to two women who had 13 children each
2 months, 1 week ago

The country with lowest fertility rate gives medals to two women who had 13 children each

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South Korea’s health and welfare …

The country where dog strollers now outsell prams for babies
3 months ago

The country where dog strollers now outsell prams for babies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The sale of pet carriers …

South Korea offers monetary aid to encourage youngsters to date, marry, have kids; expresses concerns about collapsing population
3 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea offers monetary aid to encourage youngsters to date, marry, have kids; expresses concerns about collapsing population

Op India  

Several countries in this world like India, China, the United States, Indonesia, etc are battling with the problem of over-population, framing schemes to control the birth rate in proportion to resources available. It was reported in May this year that while the decline in Total Fertility Rate has become a pervasive global issue, the challenges are particularly pronounced for South …

South Korea faces existential issue: OECD
4 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea faces existential issue: OECD

China Daily  

Empty cradles in a newborn room at a public postpartum care center in Seoul, South Korea, on December 26. The South Korean economy is poised to continue its recovery in the latter half of this year but the country must address its "existential issue", which stems from problems such as low productivity and a declining population, the Organization for Economic …

Population collapse: The gloomy scenario in South Korea, Japan and what is in store for India in the future
7 months ago

Population collapse: The gloomy scenario in South Korea, Japan and what is in store for India in the future

Op India  

In a recent televised interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the decline in the population of the ‘all-inclusive’ Hindu civilization should be a matter of concern for the world. Today the world should be concerned about how the Hindu population will increase.” India’s TFR drops below 2.1 for the first time, eyeing challenges currently staring at countries like Japan …

Countries in Asia are spending millions to reverse falling fertility rates. But throwing money at the issue isn't working
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Countries in Asia are spending millions to reverse falling fertility rates. But throwing money at the issue isn't working

ABC  

The country with the lowest fertility rate in the world is considering paying parents 100 million won in cash for each baby born. "Through this survey, we plan to re-evaluate the country's birth promotion policies to determine whether direct financial subsidies could be an effective solution," the commission said. Japan proposes student loans and more childcare The next few years …

Fertility levels drop below one in many Asian nations: Data
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fertility levels drop below one in many Asian nations: Data

The Hindu  

Many countries in East and Southeast Asia are in the middle of a population crisis, with fewer births every year and record-low fertility rates. Currently, in four countries — South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan — the fertility rates are lower than one. Chart 1 | The chart shows the TFR in China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and …

South Korean marriages crash 40% in just 10 years
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korean marriages crash 40% in just 10 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to data from the December 2023 Population Trends …

World's lowest fertility rate of South Korea plunges again in 2023; Japan follows with a fresh record low
9 months, 3 weeks ago

World's lowest fertility rate of South Korea plunges again in 2023; Japan follows with a fresh record low

The Hindu  

February 29, 2024 11:23 am | Updated 12:27 pm IST - SEOUL South Korea's fertility rate, already the world's lowest, continued its dramatic decline in 2023, as women concerned about their career advancement and the financial cost of raising children decided to delay childbirth or to not have babies. The average number of expected babies for a South Korean woman …

Birth rates fall to all-time lows in Japan and South Korea
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Birth rates fall to all-time lows in Japan and South Korea

The Telegraph  

South Korea’s fertility rate hit a record low in 2023, fuelling fears of “national extinction” as politicians scramble for solutions to reverse the population decline. Projections that it could nosedive further to 0.68 this year have stoked concern of a demographic time bomb that represents the biggest risk to South Korea’s economy, social welfare and health systems, as well as …

Fears for future as South Korea’s fertility rate drops again
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fears for future as South Korea’s fertility rate drops again

Al Jazeera  

South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world, with the population expected to halve by 2100. South Korea’s fertility rate – already the lowest in the world – has fallen yet again, amid fears of “national extinction”, an ongoing debate about how to reverse the trend, and how the country’s work culture and gender relations could be to …

South Korean company will pay its employees $75,000 to have babies. Here's why
10 months, 1 week ago

South Korean company will pay its employees $75,000 to have babies. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

A company in South Korea is offering its workers 100 million Korean won each time they become parents. As per reports, the company also announced that it would give cash payments totalling 7 billion Korean won to staff members who have given birth to 70 children since 2021. Booyoung Group’s Chairman Lee Joong-keun told CNN that they are offering “direct …

Kim Jong-un cries as he begs North Korean women to help halt a decline in country’s birth rate
1 year ago

Kim Jong-un cries as he begs North Korean women to help halt a decline in country’s birth rate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kim Jong-un burst into tears …

The North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in the birthrate
1 year ago

The North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in the birthrate

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country’s births in order to strengthen national power, state media said Monday, as his government steps up the call for the people to have more children. South Korea’s fertility rate, the lowest in the developed world, …

North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in birthrate
1 year ago

North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in birthrate

LA Times  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds during the National Mothers’ Meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 3, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country’s births in order to strengthen national power, state media said Monday, as his government steps up the call for …

China's Fertility Rate Hits Record Low as Concerns Grow Over Population Decline
1 year, 4 months ago

China's Fertility Rate Hits Record Low as Concerns Grow Over Population Decline

News 18  

China’s fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure likely to rattle authorities as they try to boost the country’s declining number of new births. The state-backed Daily said the figure from China’s Population and Development Research Center put it as having the lowest …

South Korea has so few babies it is offering new parents $10,500
1 year, 8 months ago

South Korea has so few babies it is offering new parents $10,500

Al Jazeera  

South Korean parents are being showered with cash, but experts say money alone will not fix the country’s fertility woes. “It’s good that the government provides some support for families who already know they want kids but there are other factors to consider when it comes to tackling the low birth-rate problem.” With the world’s lowest birth rate, South Korea …

South Korea Hits Record-low Weddings as Birth Rate Plunges
1 year, 9 months ago

South Korea Hits Record-low Weddings as Birth Rate Plunges

News 18  

The number of South Koreans who tied the knot last year hit a record low, figures showed Thursday, compounding looming demographic woes in a country with the world’s lowest birth rate. Some 192,000 couples got married last year, according to the data released by Statistics Korea Thursday, down by more than 40 percent from a decade earlier in 2012, when …

South Korea shatters its own record for world’s lowest fertility rate: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

South Korea shatters its own record for world’s lowest fertility rate: Report

Hindustan Times  

South Korea has once again shattered its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate. According to the figures released by Statistics Korea on Wednesday, the fertility rate or the average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life, fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier, CNN reported. The fertility rate in …

S Korea breaks record for world’s lowest fertility rate, again
1 year, 10 months ago

S Korea breaks record for world’s lowest fertility rate, again

Al Jazeera  

The number of babies expected per woman in South Korea dropped to 0.78 last year, down from 0.81 a year earlier. The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier, according to data published by Statistics Korea on Wednesday. The plummeting birth rate has …

South Korea records world’s lowest fertility rate – again
2 years, 3 months ago

South Korea records world’s lowest fertility rate – again

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korea has broken its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate, according to official figures released Wednesday, as the country struggles to reverse its years-long trend of declining births. The country’s fertility rate, which indicates the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime,sunk to 0.81 in 2021 – 0.03% …

Low birth rate could halve this country’s population by end of this century
2 years, 4 months ago

Low birth rate could halve this country’s population by end of this century

Live Mint  

South Korea has once again shattered its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate as it faces the prospect of its population of 51 million people more than halving by the end of this century. Korea is the world’s fastest-aging nation among economies with per capita GDP of at least $30,000, according to United Nations global population projections and …

人口负增长！去年韩国死亡人数首次超过出生人数
3 years, 11 months ago

人口负增长！去年韩国死亡人数首次超过出生人数

China Daily  

多年来韩国一直在同少子化问题和人口老龄化问题作斗争，然而过去的一年给了韩国又一个打击。人口普查数据显示，去年韩国死亡人数首次超过了出生人数，总人口第一次出现负增长。 Photo by Tanaphong Toochinda on Unsplash South Korea recorded more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time ever, prompting calls for action to revive the country's falling fertility rate. This is the first time South Korea has hit the "population death cross," when the number of deaths surpasses births, the ministry said in a news release -- …

South Korean population shrinks amid declining birthrate
3 years, 11 months ago

South Korean population shrinks amid declining birthrate

The Telegraph  

South Korea’s population contracted for the first time in the country’s history in 2020, as Asia’s fourth largest economy struggled with the convergence of an alarmingly low birth rate and a rapidly aging society. "Amid the rapidly declining birth rate, the government needs to undertake fundamental changes to its relevant policies," the interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday. …

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