South Korea Sees Rare Baby Bump Amid Shrinking Population
South Korea is experiencing a rare increase in its birth rate, a "baby bump," which is a notable development given the country's persistent challenge of a shrinking population. This unexpected rise offers a glimmer of hope for demographic trends.
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South Korea welcomes rare baby bump as population shrinks
Kim Su-jin and her husband have set aside their doubts and embraced parenthood, joining a small but notable wave of South Korean couples having children despite the country’s steep demographic decline. South Korea has one of the world’s lowest birth rates, and the government has spent billions of dollars trying to encourage citizens to have more babies and cushion the worst impacts of a shrinking population. The Asian nation is still nowhere near reversing the trend, but a modest baby bump ha...
By none@none.com (AFP)
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