1. PopulationSouth Korea

   South Korea: 77% fewer births than in 1960

   The peak was 1.1M births in 1960; in 2025, 254k. Fertility (1960–2025): 5.99 → 0.80 children per woman.

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

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• South Korea: higher GDP per person than Japan
• South Korea: an older population than France
• South Korea: lower fertility than Japan
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