South Korea is seeing an unexpected baby boom, with birth rates rising at a record pace during the first five months of the year, the fastest growth since records began in 1981.

The surge follows South Korea’s first annual increase in births in more than a decade, which was fuelled by an increase in ...

Births have risen for 10 consecutive months, but the world's lowest fertility rate remains far below replacement levels.

This heady spike corresponded to the life cycle of South Korean baby boomers. This generation, born between 1955 and 1974, numbers 17 million, or one third of South Korea’s entire population.

Driven by rising marriages and supportive government policies, the number of newborns in South Korea increased for the 11th ...

South Korea’s total fertility rate fell to an all-time low of 0.72, ... South Korea’s baby care sector sees ironic boom as families ‘show their love’ by splurging.

South Korea’s fertility rate — the average number of babies a woman has over her lifetime — has been steadily falling for decades and last year hit a record low of 0.72, the lowest in the world.

"When I went in January, it felt like everyone had made a New Year's resolution to have a baby! Even with a reservation, I waited over three hours," says the 36-year-old Seoul resident. While South ...