NO. OF NEWBORNS IN S. KOREA RECORDS LOWEST IN 2020

Highlights –

• No. of newborns in S. Korea records lowest in 2020.
• This is the country’s first natural decline in population.
• The country’s fertility rate hit a record low of 0.84 in 2020.
• At present, the country's total population is estimated to peak in 2028 at 51.6 million.

On Wednesday, a South Korean data agency, Statistics Korea repo....