Crude birth rate per 1,000 people rose 49.0% to 6.70 births in South Korea in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in South Korea reached an all time high of 42.1 births in 1960 and an all time low of 4.50 births in 2023. When compared to South Korea's main peers, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in China amounted to 9.12 births, 11.3 births in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 5.85 births in Japan and 10.5 births in Vietnam in 2024.
South Korea has been ranked 165th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of crude birth rate per 1,000 people, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Cambodia | births | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | births | 6.81 | 6.74 | 6.67 | 6.60 | 6.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | births | 8.55 | 8.42 | 8.29 | 8.16 | 8.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | births | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | births | 5.63 | 5.59 | 5.55 | 5.50 | 5.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | births | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | births | 7.57 | 7.52 | 7.47 | 7.42 | 7.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | births | 5.52 | 5.44 | 5.37 | 5.29 | 5.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | births | 5.06 | 4.96 | 4.87 | 4.77 | 4.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | births | 9.56 | 9.49 | 9.41 | 9.34 | 9.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | births | 6.95 | 6.83 | 6.70 | 6.58 | 6.45 |
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