South Korea is seeing an unexpected baby boom, with birth rates rising at a record pace during the first five months of the year, the fastest growth since records began in 1981.

The surge follows South Korea’s first annual increase in births in more than a decade, which was fuelled by an increase in ...

South Korea recorded its largest-ever gain in birth rate over the first five months of the year, its statistics agency said ...

For eleven consecutive months, South Korea, which held the sad record of being the country with the lowest fertility rate in ...

Driven by rising marriages and supportive government policies, the number of newborns in South Korea increased for the 11th ...

Births have risen for 10 consecutive months, but the world's lowest fertility rate remains far below replacement levels.

"When I went in January, it felt like everyone had made a New Year's resolution to have a baby! Even with a reservation, I waited over three hours," says the 36-year-old Seoul resident. While South ...

South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told ...

South Korea recorded the highest birth rate in more than a decade in May, as a government push for women to have more children shows early signs of success.