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    Earth’s population has surpassed the planet’s sustainable carrying capacity
    Analytics
    Earth’s population has surpassed the planet’s sustainable carrying capacity
    08:00, 11 April 2026
    Kazakhstan’s life expectancy reaches a record high, nearly 76 years
    Society
    Kazakhstan’s life expectancy reaches record high, nearly 76 years
    12:00, 6 April 2026
    UK records 1,504 heat-related deaths last summer
    Healthcare
    UK records 1,504 heat-related deaths last summer
    09:15, 3 April 2026
    Aktobe’s population reaches 600,000
    Regions
    Aktobe’s population reaches 600,000
    22:16, 2 April 2026
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    Where Kazakhstanis live: Urban population exceeds 13 million
    19:17, 1 April 2026
    India launches largest population census
    Around the World
    India launches largest population census
    12:16, 1 April 2026
    Kyrgyzstan’s population growing, statistics show
    Central Asia
    Kyrgyzstan’s population growing, statistics show
    22:07, 30 March 2026
    Chinese elderly care subsidy program benefits over 1.05 mln disabled individuals
    China
    Chinese elderly care subsidy program benefits over 1.05 mln disabled individuals
    17:15, 25 March 2026
    National records set during Nauryz celebrations in Kazakhstan’s Kokshetau
    Culture
    National records set during Nauryz celebrations in Kazakhstan’s Kokshetau
    00:14, 23 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
    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
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    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
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    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
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