South Korea has again broken its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate. According to the recently released census data, the fertility rate of this country has come down to 0.81 in 2021. Experts predict that the fertility rate will drop further this year.
Fertility rates have been declining since the 1970s. The fertility rate at that time was 4.53. It declined sharply after the year 2000. The fertility rate in 2018 was less than one percent. After six consecutive years of decline, the fertility rate declined to just 0.81 in 2021. This year it may come down to 0.8.
Fertility Rate
Fertility rate refers to the number of live birth per 1000 women of childbearing age (generally assumed to be 15 to 49 years old).
