South Korea Set to See World’s Lowest Fertility Rate Fall Even Further
- Stats office expects fertility rate to hit 0.65 in 2025
- Population set to shrink by 30% over the next 50 years
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South Korea expects its record-low fertility rate to plumb new depths annually for a few more years, worsening its demographic challenges.
The number of babies expected per woman probably dropped this year to 0.72 and will continue to fall through 2025, when it’s expected to reach 0.65, the statistical office said Thursday in its latest population forecasts. South Korea already has the world’s lowest fertility rate at 0.78 as of 2022.