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    Rudny perinatal center welcomes giant newborn
    Society
    Rudny perinatal center welcomes giant newborn
    04:44, 24 March 2026
    No. of marriages in S. Korea rises 8.1 pct to 7-yr high in 2025
    Asia
    No. of marriages in S. Korea rises 8.1 pct to 7-yr high in 2025
    10:57, 19 March 2026
    Kazakh President sings decree on family and demographic policy
    President
    Kazakh President signs decree on family and demographic policy
    18:17, 18 March 2026
    Over 3,000 ethnic Kazakhs return home since start of year
    Culture
    Over 3,000 ethnic Kazakhs return home since start of year
    15:41, 18 March 2026
    Most unmarried people under 30 in Japan do not want children: survey
    Asia
    Most unmarried people under 30 in Japan do not want children: survey
    00:42, 16 March 2026
    Kazakhstan
    Society
    Kazakhstan’s population reaches new milestone
    18:39, 2 March 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.
    Asia
    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
    Türkiye's population exceeds 86M in 2025
    Eurasia
    Türkiye's population exceeds 86M in 2025
    13:28, 9 February 2026
    Uzbekistan births drop below 900,000 for first time since 2000
    Central Asia
    Uzbekistan births drop below 900,000 for first time since 2000
    10:58, 9 February 2026
    Kyrgyzstan
    Central Asia
    Kyrgyzstan's population to hit nearly 7.4 million
    12:45, 3 February 2026
    Kazakh capital to build two perinatal centers, hospitals, and clinics
    Regions
    Kazakh capital to build two perinatal centers, hospitals, and clinics
    22:29, 1 February 2026
    France sees first natural population drop since World War
    Europe
    France sees first natural population drop since World War
    17:50, 13 January 2026
    President Tokayev on return of ethnic Kazakhs
    President
    President Tokayev on return of ethnic Kazakhs
    12:02, 5 January 2026
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    Healthcare
    New Year’s tie: Equal number of boys and girls born in Kazakhstan
    14:33, 1 January 2026
    Kyrgyzstan population reaches 7.4 million people
    Central Asia
    Kyrgyzstan population reaches 7.4 million people
    17:07, 30 December 2025
    Over 14,000 ethnic Kazakhs return home since beginning of year
    Culture
    Over 14,000 ethnic Kazakhs return home since beginning of year
    10:33, 25 December 2025
    725 babies born in Kazakhstan on Independence Day
    Society
    725 babies born in Kazakhstan on Independence Day
    14:39, 17 December 2025
    Life expectancy of S. Korean babies born in 2024 hit record high of 83.7 yrs: data
    Asia
    Life expectancy of S. Korean babies born in 2024 hit record high of 83.7 yrs: data
    15:38, 3 December 2025
    No. of single-person households tops 8 mln in 2024: data
    Asia
    No. of single-person households tops 8 mln in 2024: data
    10:13, 30 November 2025
    WHO warns infertility affects 1 in 6 people
    Healthcare
    WHO warns infertility affects 1 in 6 people
    07:10, 29 November 2025
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