Newborns tumble
Published: 25 Oct. 2023, 19:10
Updated: 25 Oct. 2023, 19:17
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- KIM JU-YEON
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![Birth certification applications, on the very right, are displayed at a district office in Seoul on Wednesday. 18,948 newborns were born in August this year, down 2,798 babies, or 12.8 percent, compared to August last year. This is the largest decline in 2 years and 9 months, after November 2020, when 3,673 less babies were born, down 15.5 percent, than November 2019, according to Statistic Korea's August demographics report. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/10/25/66276dea-f620-40eb-823e-aef030eba9e4.jpg)
Birth certification applications, on the very right, are displayed at a district office in Seoul on Wednesday. 18,948 newborns were born in August this year, down 2,798 babies, or 12.8 percent, compared to August last year. This is the largest decline in 2 years and 9 months, after November 2020, when 3,673 less babies were born, down 15.5 percent, than November 2019, according to Statistic Korea's August demographics report. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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