In 2023, the birth rate in South Korea lay at 0.72 births per woman. The country has long been struggling with a declining birth rate, first dropping below one birth per woman in 2018.
Total fertility rate in South Korea from 1970 to 2023
Characteristic
Birth rate
2023
0.72
2022
0.78
2021
0.81
2020
0.84
2019
0.92
2018
0.98
2017
1.05
2016
1.17
2015
1.24
2014
1.21
2013
1.19
2012
1.3
2011
1.24
2010
1.23
2009
1.15
2008
1.19
2007
1.26
2006
1.13
2005
1.09
2004
1.16
2003
1.19
2002
1.18
2001
1.31
2000
1.48
1999
1.43
1998
1.46
1997
1.54
1996
1.57
1995
1.63
1994
1.66
1993
1.65
1992
1.76
1991
1.71
1990
1.57
1989
1.56
1988
1.55
1987
1.53
1986
1.58
1985
1.66
1984
1.74
1983
2.06
1982
2.39
1981
2.57
1980
2.82
1979
2.9
1978
2.64
1977
2.99
1976
3
1975
3.43
1974
3.77
1973
4.07
1972
4.12
1971
4.54
1970
4.53
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Statistics Korea. (July 16, 2024). Total fertility rate in South Korea from 1970 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403684/south-korea-birth-rate/
Statistics Korea. "Total fertility rate in South Korea from 1970 to 2023." Chart. July 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403684/south-korea-birth-rate/
Statistics Korea. (2024). Total fertility rate in South Korea from 1970 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403684/south-korea-birth-rate/
Statistics Korea. "Total Fertility Rate in South Korea from 1970 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403684/south-korea-birth-rate/
Statistics Korea, Total fertility rate in South Korea from 1970 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403684/south-korea-birth-rate/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Total fertility rate in South Korea from 1970 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Korea, July 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403684/south-korea-birth-rate/
