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Title	Preliminary Results of Birth and Death Statistics in 2020
Date	2021-02-24
- In 2020, the number of live births was 272.4 thousand persons, which dropped by 30.3 thousand persons (-10.0%) from 2019. - In 2020, the fertility rate showed a year-on-year decrease in all age groups excluding mothers aged 40~49. - Compared to 2019, the live births of the first child dropped by 14 thousand persons (-8.5%). The live births of the second child dropped by 13 thousand persons (-11.7%). - In 2020, the number of deaths was 305.1 thousand persons, which grew by 10 thousand persons (3.4%) from 2019. - The number of deaths of people aged 90 or more showed the highest year-on-year increase rate of 8.9%, which was followed by those aged 80~89 (6.4%) and those aged 20~29 (5.7%). - In 2020, the natural increase (Birth - Death) recorded a negative figure (-33 thousand persons) for the first time. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
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