The Only Major City... Pyeongtaek City Surpasses Total Fertility Rate of 1.0

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Among large cities with a population of over 500,000, which place has the highest total fertility rate? It is Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province.

On the 20th, Pyeongtaek City announced that its total fertility rate, according to the 'National City/County/District Total Fertility Rate' provided by the National Statistical Portal (2022 data), increased by 0.3% from 1.025 in the previous year to 1.028. The total fertility rate refers to the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime.

Pyeongtaek City's total fertility rate is 32% higher compared to the national average of 0.778 last year. It is also 23% higher than the Gyeonggi Province average of 0.839. The national and Gyeonggi Province averages decreased by 3.7% and 1.6%, respectively, compared to the previous year.

South Korea's total fertility rate has fallen below 2.0 since 1984 and has remained below 1.0 since 2018.

Among the metropolitan cities/counties/districts in the Seoul metropolitan area, Pyeongtaek City was the only one with a total fertility rate above 1.0 that increased compared to the previous year. Additionally, among the 47 nationwide cities/counties/districts with a total fertility rate above 1.0, Pyeongtaek City was the only large city with a population over 500,000.

A Pyeongtaek City official stated, "The increase in the total fertility rate is analyzed to be due to the influx of young people influenced by regional development factors such as Godeok New Town, Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus, and the Pyeongtaek Jije Station complex development. We will continue to improve residential conditions so that many citizens can have children and raise them stably."

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