South Korea’s birth rate surged in January, with 23,947 newborns recorded, marking an 11.6% increase from the previous year, according to data released by Statistics Korea on March 26. This is the ...

The report found births declined 2% in the first half of 2021 compared to 2020. The number of births declined in the U.S. in 2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic played a role, according to a new report ...