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Neonatology (Perinatology)
Demographic transition in South Korea: implications of falling birth rates
Chae Young Kim, Sung-Hoon Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2024;67(10):498-509.   Published online June 27, 2024
· Since 1960, South Korea's TFR decreased from 6.33 to 0.78 in 2022, below the 2.1 replacement level since 1983, with women's average age at first marriage rising to 31.3 in 2022.
· Policies needed: financial incentives, longer parental leave, better childcare.
· The U.S. (15.3% immigrants) and Germany (18.8%) use immigration to maintain demographic stability, a strategy South Korea is considering.