S. Korean births drop to record low in January
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South Korea's chronic low birthrate is showing no signs of recovering as the number of newborn babies fell to a record low again early this year.
Data from Statistics Korea shows just over 30,000 babies were born in January, marking an on-year drop of more than six percent.
The fall is being attributed to a decrease in marriages.
The number of marriages in January also dropped some 13 percent on-year, recording its lowest figure in almost four decades.
Seoul's finance minister vowed to set up a task force to look into the problem beginning next month.
South Korea's chronic low birthrate is showing no signs of recovering as the number of newborn babies fell to a record low again early this year.
Data from Statistics Korea shows just over 30,000 babies were born in January, marking an on-year drop of more than six percent.
The fall is being attributed to a decrease in marriages.
The number of marriages in January also dropped some 13 percent on-year, recording its lowest figure in almost four decades.
Seoul's finance minister vowed to set up a task force to look into the problem beginning next month.