1. ForecastsSouth Korea

   South Korea: all 12 UN projections since 1998 expected more births

   The UN's 1998 projection expected 593k births a year on average for 2020–2025; the outcome was 249k (−58%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 294k births for 2025; the outcome was 254k (−14%).

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• South Korea: higher GDP per person than Japan
• South Korea: an older population than France
• South Korea: lower fertility than Japan
• Togo: more babies born than in South Korea
• Tajikistan: more babies born than in South Korea
• Haiti: more babies born than in South Korea

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