Birthrate

Birthrate

A person sits in a toy car with children at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: Official data

There were just 7.92 million births recorded in 2025, a rate of 5.63 births per 1,000 people - the lowest level since records began in 1949

Girls take care of their baby brother before leaving for school, at their home in Seoul, South Korea, December 19, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File photo

South Korea birthrate rises for first time in 9 years, marriages surge

Couples take part in their pre-wedding photoshoots by the sea in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 21, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

Marriages in China plunge by a record in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns

Blogger and marketer Alina Rzhanova, 33, walks with her eight-month-old son Igor during an interview with Reuters in the city of Yaroslavl, Russia October 3, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Russia bans 'child-free propaganda' to try to boost birth rate

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers remarks during an opening ceremony of GTX-A in Seoul, South Korea, March 29, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS

South Korea hopes new speed train links will help boost birthrate