South Korea's Total Fertility Rate 1.1... 'World's Lowest' for 3 Consecutive Years
Population Health and Welfare Association·United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
'2022 World Population Status Report'
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] South Korea's total fertility rate (the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime) has been ranked the lowest in the world for three consecutive years.
According to the Korean edition of the "2022 World Population Status Report," published on the 20th by the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), South Korea's total fertility rate was 1.1, ranking 198th, the lowest in the world. In reports published in 2020 and last year, South Korea's total fertility rate was also the lowest worldwide.
Earlier, according to the "2021 Birth and Death Statistics Preliminary Results" announced by Statistics Korea in February, the domestic total fertility rate last year was 0.81. According to the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association, the domestic population-related figures in the UNFPA reports are estimates based on data from the UN Economic and Social Council and the Population Division, so there are differences from the actual measured data released by Statistics Korea.
The report shows that due to the ongoing low birthrate and aging population, the proportion of the population aged 0?14 in South Korea is 12%, which is less than half of the world average of 25%. Singapore and Japan also had the same 12%, ranking among the lowest. On the other hand, the proportion of the population aged 65 and over in South Korea is 17%, higher than the world average of 10%.
The average life expectancy at birth was 83 years, ranking 12th in the world. This is about 10 years longer than the global average of 73.5 years.
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The 2022 report published by UNFPA in April is themed "Invisible People: Actions for the Neglected Suffering from Unintended Pregnancies." The report points out that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended, and unintended pregnancies cause economic burdens and mental and physical risks for women.
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