고출산

Korean

Etymology

고(高) (go-, “high”, prefix) +‎ 출산(出産) (chulsan, “childbirth”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰuɭs͈a̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [고출싼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gochulsan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gochulsan
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'ulssan
Yale Romanization?	ko.chwulqsan

Noun

고출산 • (gochulsan) (hanja 高出産)

1. high birthrate

   Antonym: 저출산(低出産) (jeochulsan)

   • 2021 May 25, “지표로 본 의약 50년 주요 통계 합계출산율 [jipyoro bon uiyak 50nyeon juyo tonggye - hapgyechulsanyul]”, in 의학신문 [uihaksinmun]‎^[1]:

     우리나라는 1960년대 합계출산율이 약 6명으로 고출산 국가였으나 1984년부터 2명을 채 못 낳는 저출산 국가가 되어 2006년 1.13명으로 OECD 국가중 가장 낮은 수준을 기록했다.

     Urinara-neun 1960-nyeondae hapgyechulsanyur-i yak 6-myeong-euro gochulsan gukga-yeoss-euna 1984-nyeon-buteo 2-myeong-eul chae mot nanneun jeochulsan gukga-ga doeeo 2006-nyeon 1.13-myeong-euro OECD gukgajung gajang najeun sujun-eul girok-haetda.

     In the 1960s, Korea was once a country that had a high birth rate with a total fertility rate of around 6; however, with the rate dropping below 2 by 1984, [Korea] has transformed into a country that has a low birth rate, ranking the lowest among OECD countries in 2006 with a rate of 1.13.