Children

S Korea's childbirths grow at fastest pace in 7 yrs in Jan. on increased marriages

S Korea's childbirths grow at fastest pace in 7 yrs in Jan. on increased marriages

21:36, 25 March 2026

Over 350,000 children join national games contest in Kazakhstan

Over 350,000 children join national games contest in Kazakhstan

13:30, 22 March 2026

Labubu

Arts & Entertainment

Labubu heads to the big screen

13:19, 19 March 2026

4.9M children aged under 5 died in 2024 - UN report

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4.9M children aged under 5 died in 2024 - UN report

02:18, 19 March 2026

Kazakh school team wins 8 medals at STEM Olympiad in Baku

Kazakh school team wins 8 medals at STEM Olympiad in Baku

22:43, 16 March 2026

Most unmarried people under 30 in Japan do not want children: survey

Most unmarried people under 30 in Japan do not want children: survey

00:42, 16 March 2026

Baby born on referendum day in Aktau named after Constitution

Baby born on referendum day in Aktau named after Constitution

21:06, 15 March 2026

Bahraini Ministry of Health: 32 citizens injured, including children, in hostile Iranian drone attack in Sitra

Geopolitical Agenda

32 injured, including children, in drone attack in Bahrain

13:47, 9 March 2026

Samarkand to launch French language schools

Samarkand to launch French language schools

05:11, 8 March 2026

Kazakh Health Minister calls for increased vaccination amid rising measles cases

Kazakh Health Minister calls for increased vaccination amid rising measles cases

11:55, 3 March 2026

Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search for harmful content

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Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search for harmful content

12:02, 27 February 2026

Japan’s birth rate plummets to record low in 2025

Japan’s birth rate plummets to record low in 2025

21:42, 26 February 2026

Reddit punished in UK over children’s data protection failures

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Reddit punished in UK over children’s data protection failures

13:19, 26 February 2026

Heroes' welcome: Astana Team lands in after historic Canadian hockey triumph

Heroes' welcome: Astana Team lands in after historic Canadian hockey triumph

21:43, 25 February 2026

Childbirths grow at fastest pace in 15 yrs; total fertility rate rebounds to 0.8 in 4 yrs Kim Na-young, 김나영 Kim Na-young National 12:00 February 25, 2026 SHARE LIKE SAVE PRINT FONT SIZE SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea grew at the fastest pace in 15 years in 2025, with the country's total fertility rate rising to 0.8 for the first time in four years, government data showed Wednesday. A total of 254,500 babies were born last year, up 6.8 percent, or 16,100, from 2024, according to the provisional data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The ministry will announce the final statistics in August. The 2025 tally marks the steepest on-year increase since 2010, and the second consecutive year of growth. The total fertility rate, the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime, came to 0.8, up 0.05 from a year earlier, recovering the threshold for the first time in four years. A nurse cares for a newborn at a hospital in Goyang, just west of Seoul, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Yonhap) A nurse cares for a newborn at a hospital in Goyang, just west of Seoul, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Yonhap) The ministry attributed the rebound in the number of newborns to an increase in marriages and the continued growth in the population of women in their early 30s, the prime childbearing age group, since 2021. "The number of marriages gained ground for 21 straight months from April 2024 to December last year as couples who had delayed their marriages due to the COVID-19 pandemic tied the knot," Park Hyun-jeong, a ministry official, explained. Park also said there was a notable change in social perception toward childbirth, with the ministry's latest biennial survey in 2024 showing an increase in people with intention to have children after marriage from two years earlier. The proportion of people who are willing to give birth outside of marriage also went up, she added. In terms of the total fertility rate, Park projected the figure to stay above the 0.8 level this year and further rise to the 1 mark in 2031. Data also showed that the number of deaths added 1.3 percent on-year to 363,400 in 2025, resulting in a natural population decline of 110,000.

S. Korea's childbirths grow at fastest pace in 15 yrs; total fertility rate rebounds to 0.8 in 4 yrs

11:52, 25 February 2026

Akorda

President Tokayev congratulates Kazakh children’s team on historic hockey victory

15:17, 23 February 2026

Kazakhstan and UNICEF align on strategic 2026–2030 goals

Kazakhstan and UNICEF align on strategic 2026–2030 goals

06:24, 21 February 2026

Kazakhstan expands children’s online safety measures

Kazakhstan expands children’s online safety measures

16:22, 20 February 2026

Measles cases in Kazakhstan dropped 6.8 times in 2025, Healthcare Ministry

Measles cases in Kazakhstan dropped 6.8 times in 2025, Healthcare Ministry

14:14, 20 February 2026

New era for chess in Kazakhstan: ChessLab opens in Almaty

New era for chess in Kazakhstan: ChessLab opens in Almaty

11:55, 20 February 2026

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A child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty.