{
  "id": 3410747,
  "title": "Korea's births rise 6.7 % to 254,300 in 2025",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/koreas-births-rise-6-7-to-254-300-in-2025",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T03:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260826/koreas-births-rise-67-to-254300-in-2025"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's birth rate has increased by 6.7 percent in 2025, reaching 254,300 babies born, according to data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics. This marks the highest number of births since 2021, with the total fertility rate rising to 0.8, signaling a potential shift in the long-standing demographic decline in the country. The report highlights a growing trend in the age of women giving birth, with the average age increasing to 33.8 years, up from 33.6 in the previous year.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea's births rise 6.7 pct to 254,300 in 2025",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/s-koreas-births-rise-6-7-pct-to-254-300-in-2025",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea's births rise 6.7 % to 254,300 in 2025",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/koreas-births-rise-6-7-to-254-300-in-2025-3412143",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}