South Korea and Seoul Fertility Rates, 2024

Total fertility rate for South Korea and Seoul; children per woman, 2024.

What the Data Shows

South Korea’s total fertility rate was 0.75 children per woman in 2024. Seoul’s rate was lower at 0.58. The national rate rose from 0.72 in 2023, the first annual increase in nine years. The two 2024 values use the same Statistics Korea source family and are marked provisional.

Data table

South Korea 0.75
Seoul 0.58
Gap 0.17
South Korea 0.75
Seoul 0.58
Gap 0.17

Sources

Source 1: Vital statistics — total fertility rate, 2024

Publisher: Statistics Korea

Dataset/table: Korea vital statistics

Evidence: Supports Korea's 0.75 rate, its world-lowest status and the comparison with the OECD average and replacement level.

Data notes & caveats

The national and Seoul values are total fertility rates measured in children per woman.

Methodology

Compare the provisional 2024 national and Seoul total fertility rates published by Statistics Korea.

Source consistency notes

Both 2024 values use Statistics Korea and the same metric and unit.

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