KOSTAT Statistics Korea : Vital Statistics in October 2016

Vital Statistics in October 2016

1. Live birth

   • The number of live births was 31.6 thousand persons in October, which declined by 5.1 thousand persons (-13.9 percent) year-on-year.

     [ Table ] Number of live births and percent changes

     2014	2015	2015		2016p
     		Oct.	Jan. ~ Oct.	Sep.	Oct.	Jan. ~ Oct.
     Number of live births (thousand persons) Year-on-year percent change (%)	435.4 -0.2	438.4 0.7	36.7 0.7	373.0 0.7	34.3 -5.8	31.6 -13.9	349.0 -6.4

     [ Figure ] Live birth by month

2. Death

   • The number of deaths was 23.6 thousand persons in October, which rose by 0.5 thousand persons (2.2 percent) year-on-year.

     [ Table ] Number of deaths and percent changes

     2014	2015	2015		2016p
     		Oct.	Jan. ~ Oct.	Sep.	Oct.	Jan. ~ Oct.
     Number of deaths (thousand persons) Year-on-year percent change (%)	267.7 0.5	275.9 3.1	23.1 1.9	229.8 4.0	22.1 3.3	23.6 2.2	232.5 1.2

     [ Figure ] Death by month

3. Marriage

   • The number of marriages was 22.0 thousand cases in October, which fell by 1.2 thousand cases (-5.2 percent) year-on-year.

     [ Table ] Number of marriages and percent changes

     2014	2015	2015		2016p
     		Oct.	Jan. ~ Oct.	Sep.	Oct.	Jan. ~ Oct.
     Number of marriages (thousand cases) Year-on-year percent change (%)	305.5 -5.4	302.8 -0.9	23.2 -14.3	243.5 -1.7	17.8 -6.3	22.0 -5.2	227.9 -6.4

     [ Figure ] Marriage by month

4. Divorce

   • The number of divorces was 9.0 thousand cases in October, which dropped by

0.8 thousand cases (-8.2 percent) year-on-year.

[ Table ] Number of divorces and percent changes

2014	2015	2015		2016p
		Oct.	Jan. ~ Oct.	Sep.	Oct.	Jan. ~ Oct.
Number of divorces (thousand cases) Year-on-year percent change (%)	115.5 0.2	109.2 -5.5	9.8 -2.4	90.2 -6.3	9.1 3.4	9.0 -8.2	88.2 -2.2

[ Figure ] Divorce by month