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August births hit 7-year high in Korea

The number of babies born in South Korea in August surged 13 percent from a year earlier to 23,703, the highest level for the month in seven years, according to government data released Wednesday. Yonhap reports this marked the 26th consecutive month of increase, the longest streak since statistics began. From January to August, total births reached 193,783, up 14.5 percent from the same period last year, the highest since 2019, KBS World reports.

  1. No. of August Births Hits 24,000, Reaching 7-Year High KBS World · 2026-10-28
  2. Births up 13% in August to highest in 7 years Korea Times · 2026-10-28
  3. Births up 13 pct in Aug. to highest in 7 years Yonhap · 2026-10-28
  4. １～８月の出生数19万3783人 ７年ぶりの高水準 KBS WORLD · 2026-10-28

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