Seoul: The number of babies born in the Republic of Korea jumped nearly 4 percent from a year earlier in May, marking the sharpest increase for May in 14 years, government data showed Wednesday.
According to Emirates News Agency, a total of 20,309 babies were born in May, reflecting a 3.8 percent rise from the 19,567 babies born in the same month last year. This represents the steepest on-year increase for any May since 2011, when the figure rose by 5.3 percent.
May also marked the second consecutive month in which monthly births exceeded the 20,000 mark. This is part of a trend with 11 straight months of on-year growth since last July, as reported by the data compiled by Statistics Korea.
