Births up 13 pct in Aug. to highest in 7 years

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SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea shot up 13 percent in August from a year earlier, marking the 26th consecutive month of increase, government data showed Wednesday.

A total of 23,703 babies were born in August, up from 20,983 a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics. It marked the highest figure for any August since the 24,371 posted in 2019.

The country's total fertility rate, the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, rose 0.09 from a year earlier to 0.87 in August. The rate remains well below the 2.1 births per woman needed to maintain a stable population without immigration.

The number of births has maintained an upward trajectory since July 2024.

Over the January-August period, 193,783 babies were born, up 14.5 percent from a year earlier. It was also the highest figure for the period since 2019.

The recent rebound came amid a growing number of marriages, an increase in the population in their 30s and more positive attitudes toward having children.

The number of marriages in August fell 1.2 percent from a year earlier to 19,218. The number of divorces, on the other hand, rose 4.4 percent to 7,510.

The number of deaths, meanwhile, increased 4.9 percent from a year earlier to 30,308, resulting in a natural population decline of 6,605, the latest findings showed.

This file photo, taken April 22, 2026, shows newborns at a hospital in Goyang, north of Seoul. (Yonhap)

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Births up 13 pct in Aug. to highest in 7 years

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首尔，10月28日（韩联社）——韩国政府周三公布的数据显示，8月份韩国新生儿数量比去年同期增长了13%，这是连续第26个月增长。

据韩国数据统计部统计，8月份共有23703名婴儿出生，高于去年同期的20983名。这是自2019年8月出生婴儿数量为24371名以来的最高数字。

该国总和生育率（即一名妇女一生中预期生育的平均子女数）较上年同期上升0.09，8月份达到0.87。该比率仍远低于维持人口稳定（不依赖移民）所需的每名妇女生育2.1个子女的标准。

自 2024 年 7 月以来，出生人数一直保持上升趋势。

今年1月至8月，共有193783名婴儿出生，比上年同期增长14.5%。这也是自2019年以来同期最高数字。

最近的经济反弹伴随着结婚人数的增加、30多岁人口的增长以及人们对生育子女态度的更加积极。

8月份结婚人数比上年同期下降1.2%，至19218对。另一方面，离婚人数上升4.4%，至7510对。

最新调查结果显示，死亡人数比上年同期增加了 4.9%，达到 30,308 人，导致人口自然减少 6,605 人。

这张摄于2026年4月22日的资料照片显示，首尔以北高阳市一家医院里的新生儿。（韩联社）

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8月份出生率上升13%，达到7年来的最高水平