Birth Rate Rebound: South Korea’s Unexpected Baby Boom

A young Korean couple holding a newborn, with Seoul apartment buildings in the background.

It’s February 2026. The Korean government releases its annual birth statistics. The headlines are surprising: South Korea’s birth rate has gone up. Again. For the second year in a row. This might not sound like a big deal. But for a country that has spent the last decade breaking its own record for the world’s … 더 읽기