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    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
    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
    S. Korea expects pension recipients to surpass 8 mln this year as society rapidly ages
    Asia
    S. Korea expects pension recipients to surpass 8 mln this year as society rapidly ages
    08:52, 2 March 2026
    Japan’s birth rate plummets to record low in 2025
    Asia
    Japan’s birth rate plummets to record low in 2025
    21:42, 26 February 2026
    Tajikistan’s population on the verge of 11 million
    Central Asia
    Tajikistan’s population on the verge of 11 million
    17:39, 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.
    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
    Mongolia home to 166 centenarians
    Asia
    Mongolia home to 166 centenarians
    18:24, 15 February 2026
    Cremation rate nears 95 pct; facility shortage feared amid rapid aging in S. Korea
    Asia
    Cremation rate nears 95 pct; facility shortage feared amid rapid aging in S. Korea
    17:19, 15 February 2026
    Life expectancy in the world’s largest economies
    Around the World
    Life expectancy in the world’s largest economies
    13:51, 10 February 2026
    Kyrgyzstan
    Central Asia
    Kyrgyzstan's population to hit nearly 7.4 million
    12:45, 3 February 2026
    Kazakhstan’s population continues growth in 2025
    Society
    Kazakhstan’s population continues growth in 2025
    15:08, 2 February 2026
    Kazakhstan to develop 1st national demographic situation report
    Society
    Kazakhstan to develop 1st national demographic situation report
    12:34, 21 January 2026
    China records lowest birth rate since 1949
    Around the World
    China records lowest birth rate since 1949
    16:38, 19 January 2026
    Number of foreign residents in Mongolia up 7.4%
    Around the World
    Number of foreign residents in Mongolia up 7.4%
    18:13, 9 January 2026
    Balayeva says Kazakhstan seeks to make migration control ‘more transparent, managed and citizen-centric’
    Authorities
    Balayeva says Kazakhstan seeks to make migration control ‘more transparent, managed and citizen-centric’
    15:10, 8 January 2026
    More than one-fifth of South Koreans aged 65 and over in 2025
    Asia
    More than one-fifth of South Koreans aged 65 and over in 2025
    11:19, 4 January 2026
    Foreign residents account for nearly one in ten people in their 20s in Japan
    Asia
    Foreign residents account for nearly one in ten people in their 20s in Japan
    02:21, 4 January 2026
    18,000 Still in Temporary Housing 2 Years after Noto Quake
    Asia
    18,000 still in temporary housing 2 years after Noto quake
    14:45, 31 December 2025
    Kazakh capital’s population surpasses 1.6 mln
    Economy
    Kazakh capital’s population surpasses 1.6 mln
    15:15, 27 December 2025
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