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Korea Lowest Birth Rate

Name: Korea Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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3.9 in 2025

Crude birth rate per 1,000 people · World Bank

The lowest birth rate in Korea was 3.9 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (3.9), 2023 (4.5), 2022 (4.9), 2021 (5.1), 2020 (5.3).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	3.9	−0.6	214th
2023	4.5	−0.4	2nd
2022	4.9	−0.2	2nd
2021	5.1	−0.2	2nd
2020	5.3	−0.6	1st
2019	5.9	−0.5	1st
2018	6.4	−0.6	1st
2017	7.0	−0.9	3rd
2016	7.9	−0.7	3rd
2015	8.6	+0.0	8th
2014	8.6	+0.0	7th
2013	8.6	−1.0	7th
2012	9.6	+0.2	13th
2011	9.4	+0.0	10th
2010	9.4	+0.4	8th
2009	9.0	−0.4	4th
2008	9.4	−0.7	5th
2007	10.1	+0.9	21st
2006	9.2	+0.2	5th
2005	9.0	−0.8	6th
2004	9.8	−0.4	19th
2003	10.2	−0.1	25th
2002	10.3	−1.4	29th
2001	11.7	−1.8	38th
2000	13.5	+0.3	52nd
1999	13.2	−0.5	51st
1998	13.7	−0.8	55th
1997	14.5	−0.5	56th
1996	15.0	−0.7	55th
1995	15.7	−0.3	59th
1987	15.0	−0.4	35th
1994	16.0	+0.0	58th
1993	16.0	−0.7	53rd
1990	15.2	+0.1	43rd
1989	15.1	+0.0	42nd
1988	15.1	+0.1	37th
1986	15.4	−0.7	37th
1992	16.7	+0.3	52nd
1991	16.4	+1.2	50th
1985	16.1	−0.6	42nd
1984	16.7	−2.6	46th
1983	19.3	−2.3	60th
1978	20.3	−2.4	62nd
1982	21.6	−0.8	69th
1981	22.4	−0.2	73rd
1980	22.6	−0.4	71st
1979	23.0	+2.7	70th
1977	22.7	+0.5	71st
1976	22.2	−2.6	69th
1975	24.8	−1.8	73rd
1974	26.6	−1.7	76th
1973	28.3	−0.1	82nd
1972	28.4	−2.8	77th
1971	31.2	+0.0	88th
1970	31.2	+0.9	83rd
1969	30.3	−0.4	78th
1968	30.7	−0.8	77th
1967	31.5	−1.3	77th
1966	32.8	−1.0	79th
1965	33.8	−1.4	79th
1964	35.2	−2.0	81st
1963	37.2	−1.8	86th
1962	39.0	−1.9	91st
1961	40.9	−1.2	99th
1960	42.1	–	102nd

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