Gimje-si, Highest Total Fertility Rate in the Province... 4.4 Times Higher than Busan Jung-gu

Poem "Visible Achievements of Life-Customized Population Policies Including Birth Promotion"

Gimje City, Jeonbuk Province (Mayor Jeong Seong-ju) has been making every effort to overcome the risk of population extinction, resulting in the highest increase in both the number of births and the total fertility rate among cities and counties in the province last year.

According to the city on the 6th, the number of births last year was 412, an increase of 57 compared to 2022, representing a growth rate of 16.1%, the highest in the province. Jeonbuk recorded 6,692 births, a decrease of 499, down 6.9%.

Jeonbuk Gimje City recorded the highest increase in both the number of births and the total fertility rate among cities and counties in the province last year. The number of births was 412, an increase of 57 compared to 2022, representing a growth rate of 16.1%. This photo is not related to the specific content of the article.
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According to provisional population trends as of December last year announced by the Statistics Korea, the nationwide number of births was 229,970, a decrease of 19,216 or 7.7% compared to 2022. The total fertility rate per woman of childbearing age was 0.72 nationwide and 0.78 in Jeonbuk, down 0.06 and 0.03 respectively from 2022.

Unlike the nationwide downward trend in total fertility rate, the city’s rate increased from 0.91 in 2021 to 1.19 in 2022, and 1.37 last year, marking a three-year consecutive upward trend, ranking first in the province and fourth nationwide. This showed a significant difference of 1.06 compared to Busan Jung-gu, which had the lowest rate nationwide at 0.31 last year.

The city attributed the increase in total fertility rate to the visible results of life-cycle tailored population policies, including childbirth encouragement policies and multi-child support policies that have been promoted so far.

Mayor Jeong Seong-ju stated, "The fact that the number of births increased the most among cities and counties in the province is a meaningful achievement," and added, "This year, we will actively promote Gimje-style life-cycle population policy projects such as multi-child support, childbirth encouragement, and creating family-friendly workplace environments."

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