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South Korea July births exceed 24,000, highest for the month since 2019
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According to data released by the South Korean National Statistics Office on September 23, the number of births in July 2024 reached 24,275, an increase of 11.1% year-on-year, marking the highest July figure since 2019. For the first seven months of 2024, cumulative births surpassed 170,000, totaling 170,079, a 14.7% increase year-on-year, the largest such gain on record. The total fertility rate for July stood at 0.89, up 0.08 from the same month last year. The data, sourced from Caixin, indicates a notable but still low rebound in South Korea's birth rate, which has been among the world's lowest.
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According to data released by Statistics Korea on September 23, the country's "July Population Trends" report shows that the number of births in July this year reached 24,275, an increase of 11.1% year-on-year. This marks the highest figure for the month of July since 2019.
In the first seven months of this year, South Korea's cumulative birth population surpassed 170,000, totaling 170,079 — a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, the largest growth rate for the same period on record.
The total fertility rate for July stood at 0.89, up by 0.08 compared to the same month last year.
(Source: Caiwen)
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South Korea July births hit 24,275, highest for the month since 2019