South Korea Leads World in Population Decline

In the race to the birthrate bottom, it's always neck-and-neck. The anti-child behaviors of Western and Westernized societies have been worsening so quickly that new lows get set all the time. In their quest for self-destruction, Italy, Spain, and Japan have often competed for first place. But there could be a new winner in town. According to her government, South Korea's total fertility rate has reached an unprecedentedly dismal 1.08. Replacement rate is 2.1. Yes, South Koreans are halving their numbers with each generation, for now. What's to prevent that 1.08 turning into 0.9 in a few years, especially as the population's rapid aging continues and a greater and greater proportion of South Korea's women are past child-bearing age? So after decades of trying to coerce women into having fewer children, the government is doing an about-face.

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