‘Baby boom’ came in this country: news of relief amid the crisis of decreasing population, highest number of children born in seven years

A relief news has emerged for South Korea, which has been troubled by its declining population and low birth rate for a long time. According to the data recently released by the government, the number of births in the country in April 2026 has reached the highest level in the last seven years.

According to government data, 24,521 children were born here in April 2026, which is about 18 percent more than the same month last year. Let us tell you that this is the largest number of births of children recorded in any April month after April 2019.

gradual increase in birth rate

Not only were more children born in South Korea in April, but a total of 99,534 children were born between January and April. This figure reflects the increasing birth rate of this country. In the last several years, the birth rate of children in the country had reduced significantly. The recent number of births is the highest in the last seven years and represents an increase of 15.5 percent over the previous year.

According to experts, the major reasons behind the change in birth rate are the increasing number of marriages and the changing thinking of people regarding increasing the family size. The number of marriages in South Korea also increased by 9 percent to 20,622 in April, which is one of the largest figures in the last decade.

The country’s average fertility rate was 0.93

According to South Korea’s government data, the country’s total fertility rate has also increased in the last few months. Let us tell you that at present the birth rate has become 0.93, whereas a year ago it was 0.80. Although this improvement is being considered positive, these figures are still less to keep the population stable. To maintain a stable population, it is necessary to have a level of birth rate of 2.1. Meanwhile, an increase in divorce cases has also been recorded in the country. There were 7,829 divorces in this country in April, which is 7.3 percent more than last year.

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