[Graphic News] Korea’s birthrate hits record low in September
Social affairsDec 2, 2021
The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in September, data showed, underscoring the country’s bleak demographic situation with the chronically low birthrate. A total of 21,920 babies were born in September, down 6.7 percent from the previous year, according to data compiled by Statistics Korea. It marked the lowest for any September since 1981, when the statistics agenc...