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The country's total fertility rate last year fell to its lowest since records began, the government said on Wednesday. The total fertility rate measures the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime. In 2018, this dropped to 0.98 -- or less than one baby per woman, and a drop from the previous year's rate of 1.05. This means 8.7% fewer babies were born in South Korea in 2018 compared to 2017.
Japanese town paying couples to have babies 04:00Meanwhile, the South Korean government lowered maximum working hours from 68 hours a week to 52 hours last year, with some experts pointing to the declining fertility rate and its economic consequences as a motivator.There is also an increasing trend among men and women to delay or avoid marriage in both countries. In 2018, a majority of South Koreans ages 20 to 44 were single, according to the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs .
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