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부산 금정구ㆍ경기 동두천시ㆍ경남 통영 인구감소지역 재지정 (서울=연합뉴스) 안정원 기자 = 윤호중 행정안전부 장관이 7일 서울 종로구 정부서울청사에서 부산 금정구와 경기 동두천시, 경남 통영시 등 3곳을 인구감소지역으로 새로 편입한다는 내용의 인구감소지역 재지정 관련 브리핑을 하고 있다. 2026.10.7 jeong@yna.co.kr/2026-10-07 10:48:29/

Gov’t adds 3 regions to 'depopulation' list as risks of 'regional extinction' rise

The list now includes Geumjeong District, Busan; Dongducheon, Gyeonggi; and Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang, bringing the total to 92.

2026.10.7

Ob-gyns with delivery rooms are rarities in some parts of Korea

One in four places in Korea don’t have an obstetrician-gynecologist, or ob-gyn, equipped with a delivery room, a concrete reflection of the nation’s sinking fertility rate.

2022.10.10

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President Yoon Suk-yeol, center, answers questions from students at Umtum School in Guro District, western Seoul on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Korea's student population is dwindling, especially kindergarteners

The number of students in Korean schools dropped 1.3 percent, data showed Tuesday, a grim reminder that the nation is heading off a demographic cliff.

2022.8.30

An array of baby clothes at a baby fair in Suwon, Gyeonggi in March [YONHAP]

Korea's fertility rate drops for sixth straight year

The total fertility rate – the average number of births a woman is projected to give during her reproductive years – stood at 0.81 last year, down from 2020’s 0.84, Statistics Korea announced Wednesday.

2022.8.25

Tag: depopulation

depopulation

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Gov’t adds 3 regions to 'depopulation' list as risks of 'regional extinction' rise

Ob-gyns with delivery rooms are rarities in some parts of Korea

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