Posted 12/6/2023, 3:49:43 AM
Kim Urges North Korean Women to Have More Children Amid Declining Birth Rates
- Kim Jong Un gave an emotional speech urging North Korean women to have more children to reverse declining birth rates
- He emphasized the significant responsibility of mothers to raise children as future pillars of communist North Korea
- North Korea's total fertility rate has fallen from 1.88 in 2014 to 1.79 in 2022, but remains higher than South Korea's rate of 0.78
- Observers note similarity between North Korea's demographic trends and those in wealthier nations despite economic differences
- Kim Jong Un highlighted state benefits for families with 3+ children, likely aimed to encourage larger families amid forecasts of future population decline