{"id":2411273,"date":"2025-03-08T05:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korean-fertility-rate-proof-of-concept-on-family-policies\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T05:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:06:30","slug":"south-korean-fertility-rate-proof-of-concept-on-family-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korean-fertility-rate-proof-of-concept-on-family-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean fertility rate proof of concept on family policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-korean-fertility-rate-proof-of-concept-on-family-policies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent uptick in South korea&#8217;s fertility rate after nearly a decade of decline, with the government reporting approximately 238,300 births last year, compared to 230,000 the previous year. This shift has sparked cautious optimism among officials who are trying to address the country&#8217;s dwindling population and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-message-to-the-tiktok-girls-pretending-to-be-underwater-welders-start-appreciating-men\/\" title=\"Message to TikTok Girls: Respect Men\">low replacement rates<\/a>, attributed to various challenges\u200d related to child-rearing. A key factor\u2063 in this increase appears to be a change in societal attitudes toward marriage and childbirth, according to Statistics Korea official \u2062Park Hyun-jung.<\/p>\n<p>The increase represents the \u200dfirst positive trend in South Korea\u2019s fertility rate in \u200dnine years, although the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">figures remain substantially lower<\/a> than the averages seen in\u200d the 1990s. Joo Hyung-hwan, vice chair of\u2064 the Presidential\u2064 Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy, noted that this growth indicates that government initiatives to \u200cencourage family growth \u200bmight potentially be gaining traction.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights that the data from South Korea could serve as a reference \u2062point for conservative governments worldwide that are interested \u2063in increasing \u2062domestic birth rates without relying on immigration. The\u2064 piece also \u2064mentions\u200d U.S. Vice\u2064 President JD Vance&#8217;s advocacy for pro-family policies, including proposals to \u2062enhance financial support for new parents.\u200d Various \u200dpolicies in South Korea and Hungary exemplify different approaches\u200d to bolstering family support as governments worldwide\u200b grapple \u200dwith \u200daging populations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Conservatives watching South Korean fertility uptick for proof of concept on family policies<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031202\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The fertility rate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Korea<\/a> saw a small upward bump this year after almost a decade of decline, providing cautious optimism to officials hoping to save the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/birthrate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">collapsing population<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The government attributes the reversal to a shift in perceptions surrounding family institutions among people of procreating age.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3340621\/trump-citizenship-south-african-farmers\/\">Trump offers citizenship to South African farmers &#8216;seeking to flee&#8217; as USAID is pulled<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3340700\/eurostar-train-service-resumes-unexploded-wwii-bomb-discovery\/\">Eurostar train service resumes after discovery of unexploded WWII bomb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3339617\/pope-francis-health-release-audio-message\/\">Pope Francis releases first audio message since hospitalization: &#8216;I accompany you from here&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;There was a change in social value, with more positive views about marriage and childbirth,&rdquo; said Statistics Korea official Park Hyun-jung.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South Korean children wave national flags during a ceremony to celebrate the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;It is difficult to measure how much each factor contributed to the rise in new births, but they themselves had an impact on each other, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The government recorded approximately 238,300 births nationwide last year, a modest increase from the 230,000 births recorded in the year prior. It is the first upward blip in the country&rsquo;s fertility rate in nine years.<\/p>\n<p>The country suffers one of the lowest population replacement rates in the world due to financial, social, and logistical challenges posed by child-rearing.<\/p>\n<p>The data provides some hope for South Koreans concerned about the complete disintegration of their society due to a rapidly aging population that is growing more burdensome for each shrinking generation of youth, but South Korea is far from out of the woods.<\/p>\n<p>Last year&rsquo;s birthrate is still far short of the approximately 600,000 births recorded annually throughout the 1990&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>But Joo Hyung-hwan, vice chair of the Presidential Committee on an Aging Society and Population Policy, called the uptick &ldquo;an important step in reversing the long-standing trend of the country&rsquo;s low birth rates, which suggests that government policies have begun to have an effect and increasingly resonate with the public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not South Korea can maintain this reversal and continue to grow its population will be valuable data for conservative governments around the world seeking to bolster their own domestic fertility rates and phase out immigration as a source of population augmentation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our society has failed to recognize the obligation that one generation has to another is a core part of living in a society to begin with. So let me say, very simply, I want more babies in the United States of America,&rdquo; Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> said at the 2025 March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., just days after being sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>Vance is spearheading a loose movement in the White House aimed at re-dignifying the family and child-rearing in American society. He has proposed bumping the child tax credit by 150%, which would provide $5,000 in support to new parents for each child born.<\/p>\n<p>Similar policies and other incentive structures have already been rolled out in South Korea, including workplace regulations that force companies to accommodate couples seeking to have children.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3306903\/how-to-get-more-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HOW TO GET MORE BABIES\">HOW TO GET MORE BABIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hungary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hungary<\/a> is the nation currently leading the charge for family-focused policy.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Viktor Orban&rsquo;s government offers lifetime income-tax exemptions for mothers who give birth to four or more children.<\/p>\n<p>Couples seeking to start a family can also solicit certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-school-district-seeks-out-parents-willing-to-rent-out-rooms-to-teachers\/\" title=\"California School District Seeks Out Parents Willing To Rent Out Rooms To Teachers\">low-interest home loans<\/a> from the Hungarian government that are reduced or dissolved after they meet a quota for children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031202\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031202\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservatives observe South Korea&#8217;s rising fertility rate as evidence for family policies, noting a slight increase after years of decline, linked to changing views on family<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2411274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP25060119368757.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51769,51768,51767,36754,34188],"class_list":["post-2411273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-demographics-2","tag-family-policies","tag-fertility-rate","tag-social-policy","tag-south-korea"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP25060119368757.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411273"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411277,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411273\/revisions\/2411277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}