Korean News Summary for Feb. 22, 2023
South Korea birthrate hits new low, melancholy hits high, North Korea's political prisoners escape, and NK develops solid-fuel ICBM.
South Korean Birthrate Hits New Low But Rises for Women in 40s
As reported by the Hankyoreh, the total fertility rate in 2022 hit a new low of 0.78 per woman, but the fertility rate for women in the early 40s hit a high of 8 births per 1,000. Total fertility rate is calculated as births per woman over a lifetime, and the population replacement rate is a…
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