South Korea Continues To Have , World’s Lowest Fertility Rate.<br />CNN reports that according to <br />official numbers released on Aug. 24.<br />South Korea's fertility rate continues to decline.<br />Statistics Korea reports that in 2021, the country's fertility rate dropped to 0.81.<br />That's 0.03% lower than in 2020.<br />Comparatively, the United States' and Japan's fertility rates in 2021 were 1.6 and 1.3, respectively.<br />CNN reports that countries must have a fertility rate of 2.1 to maintain a population.<br />Rates higher than 2.1 indicate population growth.<br />CNN reports that South Korea's fertility rate has been declining since 2015.<br />In 2020, the country documented <br />more deaths than births.<br />CNN reports that the South Korean government has implemented new measures <br />to address the declining birth rate.<br />such as permitting both parents to <br />go on parental leave simultaneously <br />and extending paid paternal leave. .<br />such as permitting both parents to <br />go on parental leave simultaneously <br />and extending paid paternal leave.
