With a fertility rate of 0.78 in 2022, which nation has the lowest fertility rate worldwide?
South Korea
2023 February
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The world's lowest fertility rate is found in South Korea. Between 2021 and 2022, the average number of expected babies per South Korean woman during her reproductive years decreased from 0.81 to 0.78. A fertility rate of 2.1 is needed in the nation to keep population levels steady. But since 2020, the number of deaths has outpaced the number of births. In South Korea, the low fertility rate is seriously affecting the country's economy.