Published: Jun 30, 2024, 04:20 IST | Updated: Jun 30, 2024, 04:20 IST
South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, which indicates the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime. It recorded a rate of just 0.72 in 2023 – down from 0.78 the previous year, the latest drop in a long string of yearly declines.