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The Korea Herald
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THE INVESTOR
March 29, 2024

Economy

[GRAPHIC NEWS] South Korea's birthrate among lowest in world

  • PUBLISHED :March 21, 2017 - 17:53
  • UPDATED :March 21, 2017 - 17:53
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[THE INVESTOR] South Korea's birthrate -- the average number of children a woman bears in her lifetime -- stood at 1.25 in 2016, according to the CIA World Factbook. 

South Korea ranked No. 220 our of 224 countries by birthrate. South Korea's total birthrate is also the lowest among the Organization for Economic Coorperation and Development, a group of 35 monstly rich nations. 

Hong Kong ranked No. 221, with its birthrate standing at 1.19, followed by Taiwan at 1.12, Macau at 0.94 and Singapore with 0.82. 

In comparison, Japan ranked No. 210 with its birthrate standing at 1.41, and China ranked No. 182 with 1.60.

Niger topped the list with birthrate standing at 6.62, followed by Burundi at 6.04. 


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