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Reversing the Population Trend in South Korea

Reversing the Population Trend in South Korea

South Korea is facing a dire demographic future. A nationwide media campaign has recently been launched to let the public know that the national birth rate is now the lowest in the world. At 1.08 children per couple, the birth rate is essentially half of the replacement figure. Now, families with three children (or more) have become a model for 21st Century South Korea.

Reversing the Population Trend in South Korea

South Korea is facing a dire demographic future. A nationwide media campaign has recently been launched to let the public know that the national birth rate is now the lowest in the world. At 1.08 children per couple, the birth rate is essentially half of the replacement figure. Now, families with three children (or more) have become a model for 21st Century South Korea.

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