South Korea’s fertility rate has plunged to 0.72, the lowest in the world, due to career-family conflicts, high living costs, and deep-rooted gender norms, threatening economic stability and social ...

South Korea offers financial incentives to encourage marriage, but high living costs and shifting social attitudes keep rates ...

DAEGU, South Korea -- As campaigners around the world mark International Women's Day on Saturday with marches and celebrations, Shin Gyeong-ja will be doing what she does nearly every weekend ...

The Korean Statistics Office's data shows that marriage rates in South Korea increased by 14.8 percent in 2024 to 222,400.

South Korea’s statistics agency said on Wednesday. The country’s fertility rate — the average number of babies born to each woman in their reproductive years — was 0.75 in 2024 ...