S. Korea childbirths decline for 38th straight month
천명당 태어나는 아이 연간 6명 미만…5월 출생아 또 최저
The number of babies born in Korea continues to hit new lows.
Fewer couples are getting married, and not many of those who tie the knot are not having kids.
Seo Eunkyung provides a breakdown of the digits.
According to Statistics Korea, the number of babies born this May came to 25-thousand-3-hundred, a decline on year of 9-point-6 percent.
The on-year figure has been going down for 38 straight months, and May was also the lowest figure for that month since the data was first collected in 1981.
In terms of the number of newborns per one thousand people, the figure in May was just 5-point-8.
This is the first time the figure has gone below six per 1-thousand since it was first compiled in 2000.
This has prompted a number of big conglomerates to encourage their male employees to take paternity leave.
And taking the lead is SK Group.
Its subsidiary SK Innovation, from this Monday, is allowing new dads 10 days of leave with pay.
Until now, they'd gotten 3 days of paid leave and 2 days of unpaid leave.
Chipmaker SK Hynix has also expanded paternity leave to 10 days from the previous three days starting from July 4th.
As for Samsung Electronics, it's extended leave for new fathers of twins... from 10 days to 20.
The law requires companies to grant men 3 days of paid leave when their spouses give birth, and at the same time an increasing number of Korean companies, especially conglomerates, are encouraging their workers to exercise their rights as a parent.
SEO Eunkyung, Arirang News.
The number of babies born in Korea continues to hit new lows.
Fewer couples are getting married, and not many of those who tie the knot are not having kids.
Seo Eunkyung provides a breakdown of the digits.
According to Statistics Korea, the number of babies born this May came to 25-thousand-3-hundred, a decline on year of 9-point-6 percent.
The on-year figure has been going down for 38 straight months, and May was also the lowest figure for that month since the data was first collected in 1981.
In terms of the number of newborns per one thousand people, the figure in May was just 5-point-8.
This is the first time the figure has gone below six per 1-thousand since it was first compiled in 2000.
This has prompted a number of big conglomerates to encourage their male employees to take paternity leave.
And taking the lead is SK Group.
Its subsidiary SK Innovation, from this Monday, is allowing new dads 10 days of leave with pay.
Until now, they'd gotten 3 days of paid leave and 2 days of unpaid leave.
Chipmaker SK Hynix has also expanded paternity leave to 10 days from the previous three days starting from July 4th.
As for Samsung Electronics, it's extended leave for new fathers of twins... from 10 days to 20.
The law requires companies to grant men 3 days of paid leave when their spouses give birth, and at the same time an increasing number of Korean companies, especially conglomerates, are encouraging their workers to exercise their rights as a parent.
SEO Eunkyung, Arirang News.
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