Posted 12/4/2023, 8:56:16 AM
Kim Jong Un Urges North Korean Women to Have More Babies Amid Falling Birth Rates
- Kim Jong Un calls on North Korean women to have more children to address falling birth rates and strengthen national power
- North Korea's total fertility rate fell from 1.88 in 2014 to 1.79 in 2022
- Reasons for decline similar to developed nations - financial burden, women's careers, exposure to South Korean media
- North Korea implemented birth control programs in the past to slow population growth
- Government recently introduced benefits for families with 3+ kids to try to boost birth rates