Statistics Korea's April population report, released June 24 and reported by Yonhap, showed April births of 24,521, up 18% year-on-year — the highest April tally since 2019 and the largest April YoY increase since records began in 1981. Cumulative Jan–Apr births were 99,534, up 15.5% YoY and the highest Jan–Apr total since 2019. April total fertility rate was 0.93, up 0.13 points YoY.

2026-06-24

Statistics Korea's April population report, released June 24 and reported by Yonhap, showed April births of 24,521, up 18% year-on-year — the highest April tally since 2019 and the largest April YoY increase since records began in 1981. Cumulative Jan–Apr births were 99,534, up 15.5% YoY and the highest Jan–Apr total since 2019. April total fertility rate was 0.93, up 0.13 points YoY.