No. of births in S. Korea falls to lowest while deaths jumps to highest for any Oct.

10월 출생아 2만736명 동월기준 역대 최저...24개월째 인구 감소 The number of births in South Korea has yet again dropped, with figures showing an on-year decline for almost 6 years. According to Statistics Korea on Wednesday, the number of newborns in October stood at 20-thousand-736...down 5-point-2 percent from a year earlier. It's the lowest reading for any month of October on record. Meanwhile, the country also reported more than 27-thousand-700 deaths, up 4-point-9 percent on-year. The number of deaths has continued to outnumber births for 24 straight months... meaning South Korea's population continues to dwindle. #Birth #StatisticsKorea #Population 📣 Arirang News(Facebook) :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Arirang News(Twitter) :   / arirangtvnews   📣 News Center(YouTube) :    / newscenter_arirangtv   2021-12-29, 12:00 (KST)