20,000 Babies Born in July, Down 8.6% YoY... Population Declines Naturally for 33 Consecutive Months

Population Trends

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Son Seonhee] As the number of births continues to decline sharply, South Korea's population has experienced natural decrease for 33 consecutive months.

According to the "July 2022 Population Trends" released by Statistics Korea on the 28th, the number of births in July was 20,441, down 1,923 (-8.6%) compared to the same month last year.

Looking at the regions, the number of births decreased simultaneously in all 17 cities and provinces nationwide. The crude birth rate, which indicates the number of births per 1,000 people, was 4.7, down 0.4 from 5.1 a year earlier. Busan, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk had the lowest crude birth rate at 4.0, while Sejong had the highest at 7.4.

On the other hand, the number of deaths was 26,030, an increase of 298 (1.2%) compared to the same month last year. As a result, the natural population increase (number of births - number of deaths) was minus (-) 5,588, marking a decline for 33 consecutive months since November 2019.

The number of marriages in July was 14,947, down 5.0% from the same month last year, and the number of divorces was 7,535, also decreasing by 9.3%.

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