The nursery at a university hospital in Seoul. Kyunghyang Shinmun Archives As the nation's fertility rate drops and society ages at a faster rate, the population in June dropped by the biggest margin ever for the month of June.On September 4, according to the National Statistical Information Service, a data portal run by Statistics Korea, the June population naturally decreased by 8,205, the biggest drop in June since related statistics were first collected in 1981.The number of newborn babies reached 18,615, the lowest ever for the month of June, whereas the number of deaths was 26,820, a record high for the same month.

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